Here’s What It Takes to Burn Off That Thanksgiving Meal
The average person is estimated to eat over 3,000 calories at Thanksgiving dinner alone. That’s not including breakfast, appetizers, or alcohol.
Burning all that off is not going to be easy. But this might help: Dustin Martin, co-owner of Barry’s Bootcamp Boston, came up with workouts to counteract the caloric damage in each Thanksgiving dish. Anyone who’s done squats or burpees will see just how hard it is to burn off this meal, Martin says.
The dish: Turkey
Calories: 153 per four ounce serving (an average person eats three servings, or 450 calories)
The workout: 20 minutes of body-weight squats per serving
The dish: Stuffing
Calories: 133 per cup (an average person has two servings, which can be up to 275 calories)
The workout: 20 minutes of jogging per serving
The dish: Gravy
Calories: 188 per cup (an average person has two servings, up to 400 calories)
The workout: 20 minutes of snow shoveling per serving
The dish: Mashed potatoes
Calories: 237 per 7.4 ounce serving (an average person has two servings, which is roughly 500 calories)
The workout: 15 minutes of burpees per serving
The dish: Green bean casserole
Calories: 230 per cup
The workout: An hour of walking
The dish: Cranberry sauce
Calories: 86 per serving (an average person has two servings, which can be up to 200 calories)
The workout: Six minutes of jumping lunges
The dish: Biscuits
Calories: 100 per biscuit (an average person has three)
The workout: 12 minutes of running per serving
The dish: Sweet potato casserole
Calories: 298 per cup
The workout: 30 minutes on the stair machine
The dish: Pecan pie
Calories: 500 per slice
The workout: An hour of swimming per serving
The dish: Pumpkin pie
Calories: 323 per slice
The workout: 20 minutes of jumping jacks
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