Burning Holiday Calories

by: Vicki R. Pierson
Certified Personal Trainer

The holidays are full of hustling and bustling. Ever wonder how many calories per hour you expend with all this added activity? Look no further, we've figured it out for you... *

Being Festive
Decking the halls (& the Christmas tree)	178
Christmas caroling	107
Playing Christmas carols on the piano	178
Dancing the night away	321
Mingling and socializing	143
Making yourself gorgeous & dressing up	178
Kissing under the mistletoe	71
Chatting on the phone with family and friends	107
Christmas shopping	164
Wrapping presents	107
Entertaining
Cleaning house in preparation for guests	250
Grocery shopping for the feast	250
Packing the groceries upstairs	571
Baking Christmas goodies	179
Clearing the table and washing dishes	164
Keeping Safe and Warm
Chopping & splitting wood	428
Carrying & stacking wood	357
Removing snow with a snow blower	321
Removing snow with a shovel	428
Playing around
Sitting & playing cards	107
Having a snowball fight	321
Building a snowman	285
Making snow angels	214
Ice skating	500
Snowshoeing	571
Snowmobiling	250

Check out the Activity Calorie Calculator to learn how many calories you'd burn doing 158 different activities!

Source: Compendium of Physical Activities, ACSM
* Based on 150 lb person