Winter Means a Free Workout

Tired of winter yet? Enough with this snow! The Northeast has been slammed with a snowstorm on nearly a weekly basis since the holidays.

Although when you take a look on the bright side, all of this snow makes for a pretty good, free workout. Have you ever stopped to consider the calories burned when you go outside to either remove snow or play in it? Check out these calorie burners (based on a 5'6", 135 woman):

• Sledding burns 350 calories per hour
• Shoveling snow torches 250 calories per hour
• Building a snowman takes care of 285 calories per hour
• Snowball fight burns 320 calories
• Making snow angels torches 215 calories
• Downhill skiing (light effort) burns 230 calories
• Cross country skiing (moderate speed, 4.0-4.9 mph) burns 400 calories per hour
• Snow shoeing takes care of 400 calories per hour

So the next time you go to curse the snow, think about how you can incorporate it into getting a good workout.

What's your favorite way to burn calories outside when there's 2+ feet of snow on the ground?

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