For those crazies that dared to venture out on black Friday, not only did you find some great deals, but you also burned off calories while doing so! Believe it or not,the more you spend while shopping,the more calories you will burn. Typically,when doing your shooping you can burn around 150 to over 500 per hour (depending on your wieght); however, the more shopping bags you have in your hand means more weight you are carrying around, which means even more calories are burned off. An average shopping day of about 3 hours, could equal out to about 3 miles. This means around 400- 1,100 calories were burned off (again depending on your weight). While shopping this holiday season, you will burn about twice as many calories as you would if you were laying on the couch. If you can't find the time to exercise around the holidays, don't worry about it; just take care of your holiday shopping, and that will do the trick. Be sure to go check ou the chart on the website below to find out how many calories you can burn while shopping. Happy Holidays!
References: http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/356.htm
