Now that Halloween, the junk-food holiday, is around the corner, of course you plan to indulge a bit, but keep in mind: what goes in must be burned off. We break it down for you so you know exactly how much exercise you have to do to burn off those candy calories.
The general rule of thumb is the more you weigh, the more you burn in the same amount of time as someone who weighs less than you. Likewise, the faster you move in a given period of time, the more calories you will burn. It makes sense that our bodies require more energy for more taxing activities. We expend more calories when we call on more muscle groups for more challenging tasks. All of these calculations are based on a 150 pound individual. This Halloween, when raiding the kids’ stash, consider:
Halloween Candy Calories
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Milky Way Candy Bar
If you eat: 5 miniature Milky Way chocolate bars
You've consumed: 190 calories
To burn it off, you must: endure 28 minutes of an aerobic fitness class
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3 Musketeers Candy Bar
If you eat: 7 miniature Three Musketeers chocolate bars
You've consumed: 170 calories
To burn it off, you must: swim for 22 minutes
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Candy Corn
If you eat: 20 pieces of candy corn
You've consumed: 150 calories
To burn it off, you must: hit the stair climber in the gym for 25 minutes
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Snickers Candy Bar
If you eat: 4 miniature Snickers chocolate bars
You've consumed: 170 calories
To burn it off, you must: take a brisk walk with the dog for 50 minutes
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Twix Candy Bars
If you eat: 3 miniature Twix chocolate bars
You've consumed: 150 calories
To burn it off, you must: run at a moderate to strong pace for 10 minutes, or jog for 20 minutes
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Licorice
If you eat: 1 piece of licorice
You've consumed: 70 calories
To burn it off, you must: do 25 minutes of yoga
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Apple Cider
If you dink: an 8 ounce cup of apple cider
You've consumed: 165 calories
To burn it off, you must: endure 20 minutes on the rowing machine
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Healthy Alternatives: Eat an Apple
OK, OK,you want your candy. We get it, but coonsider this:
A medium sized apple weighs in at about 80 calories and offers many nutritional benefits, in addition to keeping you satisfied longer than snacks from empty calories.
Also, it will only take you 8 minutes to burn it off on the elliptical machine.
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Healthy Alternatices: Eat Pretzels
One cup of pretzels is about 150 calories, and can be torched just by doing 45 minutes of general housework, such as sweeping and washing dishes.
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Healthy Alternatives: Eat a Banana
A medium sized banana translates to about 130 calories of quality nutrition, and requires only15 minutes of moderate biking to burn it off.
