With all the eggnog, turkey and chocolates that abound this time of year, why not burn some extra calories with these activities: Wrapping gifts: 50 calories/hr
Baking or cooking: 100 calories/hr
Decorating: 250 calories/hr
Hanging lights: 250 calories/hr
Building a snowman: 250 calories/hr
Ice-skating: 300-600 calories/hr
Shopping: Leisurely browsing - 150/hr; Frantically scrounging - 325/hr
Dancing: 425 calories/hr
Sweeping up pine needles: 425 calories/hr
Tobogganing: 450 calories/hr
Showshoeing: 550 calories/hr
Family hockey: 600 calories/hr
TOTAL CALORIE-BURNING POTENTIAL: 2, 080
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