Diet & Weight Management: How to Burn Off the Foods You Love

Pedal Away Pizza

Next time you decide to have an extra slice of pepperoni pie at dinner, ride your bike to the restaurant. A 10-mile round trip would burn it off with calories to spare. A price worth paying for good pie? 1 slice: 308 calories.

Dance for Doughnuts

Feeling guilty about those two jelly doughnuts you downed on your morning commute? Guilt doesn’t burn calories, but dancing does. It’ll take over 2 hours to dance off those fat-fried, sugar-coated globs of glory, so bring comfortable shoes. 2 jellies: 578 calories.

Sleep Off That Sandwich

A 150-pound person burns 95 calories an hour while sleeping. So a BLT would be enough to fuel your body during a 3-hour nap. Good sleep can help appetite and weight management as well. BLT: 303 calories.

Hike for Hot Dogs

That chili dog seemed like such a good idea at lunch. Now, not so much. No problem: Just strap on a backpack and go for a hike. It’ll take less than an hour to burn off that dog, and you’ll get a little slice of the great outdoors to boot. 1 chili dog: 296 calories.

Sit for a Sundae

If you want to burn off that triple-scoop with hot fudge, nuts, and whipped cream by sitting on the couch, it’s gonna take a while — 6.36 hours to be exact. You could run it off in less than 2 hours and get some great health benefits besides. But, hey, it’s your call. Three-scoop sundae: 852 calories.

Cruise That Cake Off

Bummed about that slice of chocolate cake you scarfed down at today’s office birthday party? Go outside and walk it off. It’ll take 2 hours or more, though, so get the birthday girl to cover for you while you’re gone. 1 slice: 537 calories.

Bowl for Biscuits

If you want to bowl your way to 4 inches of round, fluffy, buttermilk goodness, it would take about an hour and a half. One homemade buttermilk biscuit: 357 calories.

Row for a Root Beer

Keep pulling those oars if you want to enjoy that liquid sugar rush without regret. It’ll take about a half-hour to earn one 16-ounce bottle. Ever tried to row for a half-hour straight? You have to really love root beer. Sixteen ounces of root beer: 202 calories.

Ski for Spaghetti

Cross-country skiing burns a whopping 500 calories an hour, so you’ll definitely be ready for a steaming plate of pasta at the end of the day. Three hours on the trail would more than earn you a double serving: about 1,340 calories.

Source: http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-exercise-calories