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If only Christmas Calories didn't count!

Hey Guys, Hope you all had a great Christmas and ate lots and lots of chocolate! It is a time to indulge after all. But more importantly I hope it was well spent with family and friends! 2018 has been a good year for me and now I am looking forward to 2019 and I am optimistic about what it has to bring. Between my studies, my badminton and my coaching it is sure to be an exciting year. 

Anyway back to the topic of Christmas... I don't know about you but I for one know that I ate too much food these past few days... And what better way to burn them off than some simple exercises? In this post I am going to give you guys 8 simple ways to burn off those Christmas calories!

For any of you gym goers, you will be sure to enjoy this...


8 ways to burn Christmas Calories:
  1. 100g Roast Turkey (101 calories) = 8 minutes of skipping 
  2. One mince pie (200 calories) = Rower for 30 minutes
  3. 150g slice of cheesecake (440 calories) = Between 63 and 82 minutes of walking
  4. 1 individual chocolate ( 75 calories) = 4 minutes of burpees
  5. 50g of Christmas pudding (140 calories) = Cross-trainer for 24 minutes
  6. 1 small gingerbread man (45 calories) = Star jumps for 5 minutes
  7. 1 cup of stuffing (356 calories) = 40 minutes of boxercise
  8. 100g Cooked Ham ( 145 calories) = Roughly 35-40 minutes of badminton
If only Christmas calories didn't count eh...

Anyway, I don't know about you but I am certainly back on track to getting rid of any overindulges over the Christmas period. The new year springs a busy period of badminton tournaments in the lead up to the Irish National Championships so there is certainly no time to waste.

Hopefully you found some light in this post and that it can help you get rid of those extra few calories. As always please feel free to share my posts and leave a comment with any questions or new post ideas that I haven't done before! Let me know in the comments. Thanks for the support guys.

Talk soon,
Kate.


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