Earn that doughnut! 12 fun ways to burn 200 calories
Doughnut. Just saying the word is enough to make you smile. But that smile might turn upside down when you consider all the calories packed inside that yummy little circle of dough. A typical chocolate-frosted doughnut packs about 200 calories.
Here is a whimsical guide offering ways to burn off that doughnut, based on average weight for men (195 pounds) and women (165 pounds). From running and dancing to sitting at work - or on the toilet - we've got something for everyone. Bon app
Running
Running six miles per hour - a 10-minute-per mile pace - is a quick and easy way to burn off this treat.
Men: 14 minutes
Women: 16 minutes
Swimming
Swimming at a leisurely pace is a good way to burn off those 200 calories.
Men: 23 minutes
Women: 27 minutes
Getting dressed
Who would have thought something we do every day burns off calories? But to earn the doughnut, men and women would need to drag out their mirror time.
Men: 1 hour, 8 minutes
Women: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Kissing
Pucker up! Light sexual activity, including hugging and kissing, can burn calories - although it might take a while.
Men: 2 hours, 29 minutes
Women: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Curling
Here's a cool way to burn calories.
Men: 34 minutes
Women: 40 minutes
Playing board games
Gather the family around the coffee table to burn off that doughnut - but you might want to pick a longer game.
Men: 1 hour, 31 minutes
Women: 1 hour, 47 minutes
Playing guitar
Rock out to shake, rattle, and roll that doughnut off your hips.
Men: 46 minutes
Women: 54 minutes
Sitting at work
Eat a doughnut at your noon lunch break, and it'll be burned by 2 p.m.
Men: 1 hour, 31 minutes
Women: 1 hour, 47 minutes
Table Tennis
This fun game can work up a sweat, and burn off a 200-calorie doughnut - if you can keep the ball on the table.
Men: 34 minutes
Women: 40 minutes
Playing with pets
Rolling around with Rover is a fun way to burn calories.
Men: 55 minutes
Women: 1 hour, 4 minutes
Sitting on toilet
When you gotta go, you gotta go...but can you stretch this activity out over two hours?
Men: 2 hours, 16 minutes
Women: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Disco dancing
Shake your groove thang to burn off that doughnut on the dance floor.
Men: 30 minutes
Women: 36 minutes