Sunday, November 1, 2009

Cancel Out Candy Calories

Cancel out those bite sized sweets with these calorie burning exercises that tone your calves, butt, shoulders, chest, and abs.


Cancel out candy calories in 3 easy-to-do-anywhere moves:

TRY: Mountain Climber
- Start in plank position (hands and toes on floor, back straight, abs tightened).
- Bring right knee to chest and tap toe on floor, straighten leg.
- Repeat with left knee.
- Do for 3 minutes.

Burn off: 70 calories, or 13 pieces of candy corn.


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TRY: Power Jump
- Stand with feet 6 inches apart.
- Squat, then push up, leaping forward and as high as you can.
- Repeat, jumping to the left, back and to the right.
- Do 25 rounds.


Burn off: 80 calories, or two Snickers Minis.


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TRY: High March
- Extend arms while holding a candy filled pumpkin.
- March in place, bringing knees up as high as you can for 2 minutes (without spilling candy;)).

- Rest 1 minute.
- Do 3 sets.

Burn off: 40 calories, or one mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.




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