October 17, 2015

THIS Is How Far You Have to Run to Burn Off a Burger

So you want that burger, but you know you're going to feel extremely guilty after eating it, since you've been really holding out lately in hopes that you'll shed a few pounds. The more you think about it, the more it consumes you. But you also like to work out, and know that if you dare dive into that juicy burger, you can, at the very least, make up for it by pounding the pavement. But how many calories do you actually have to burn in order to indulge without feeling shameful?

The equation is pretty simple: calories in, calories out. But all the hard work in the gym has us overestimating our calories burned, and that craving for reward has us underestimating our calories in.

BBC Future took a look at Harvard Medical School’s comprehensive table of the calories burned during various activities.  Given the information, they equated just how many calories you need  to burn off in order to make your favorite snacks worth it.

The results might alarm you.  This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

That's 772 calories, which is based on measurements of the butterfly stroke and the front crawl.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

That's 700 calories over the hour. Remember that exercise bikes offer a more intense workout than rowing machines or treadmills.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

Your mouth might get sore after chewing enough gum to make up for all the Pringles you end up consuming.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

Want that burger badly? You better run for an hour.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

Sip and shake!

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

But, if you stand, you can  burn off an additional 11 calories.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

Reading? Really? If you want that Pringle, you better be a bookworm.

This is how many calories you need to burn in order to make your food choices worth it.

Seems like a lot of time tangled in the sheets, but no one's complaining, right?

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