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Burn Off Calories

By Avery Hurt

Ever wonder how much exercise is needed to burn off the calories in a snack or meal? These examples from The Diet Detective's Count Down show you.

What You're Eating

What You're Getting

Workouts and Time Required

Chocolate Milk Shake

Chocolate milk shake, 16 ounces

541 cal.
96 g carbo.
12 g fat

• Running—58 minutes
• Swimming—66 minutes
• Biking—77 minutes
• Dancing—92 minutes
• Walking—139 minutes
• Yoga—184 minutes

Crackers

5 Saltine crackers

60 cal.
11 g carbo.
2 g fat

• Running—6 minutes
• Swimming—7 minutes
• Biking—9 minutes
• Dancing—10 minutes
• Walking—15 minutes
• Yoga—20 minutes

Pepperoni pizza, 1 slice of a 12-inch pizza

220 cal.
27 g carbo.
9 g fat

• Running—23 minutes
• Swimming—27 minutes
• Biking—31 minutes
• Dancing—37 minutes
• Walking—57 minutes
• Yoga—75 minutes

Apple, 1 medium

72 cal.
19 g carbo.
0 g fat

• Running—8 minutes
• Swimming—9 minutes
• Biking—10 minutes
• Dancing—12 minutes
• Walking—19 minutes
• Yoga—24 minutes

Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast

Skinless, boneless,
chicken breast, 3 ounces

142 cal
0 g carbo.
3 g fat

• Running—15 minutes
• Swimming—17 minutes
• Biking—20 minutes
• Dancing—24 minutes
• Walking—37 minutes
• Yoga—48 minutes

 
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