Calorie Burning Guide

Weight Control

Here's the guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of calories per hour they consume.

- Beating around the bush: 75

- Jumping to conclusions: 100

- Climbing the walls: 150

- Swallowing your pride: 50

- Passing the buck: 25

- Throwing your weight around (depending on your weight): 50-300

- Dragging your heels: 100

- Pushing your luck: 250

- Making mountains out of molehills: 500

- Hitting the nail on the head: 50

- Wading through paperwork: 300

- Bending over backwards: 75

- Jumping on the bandwagon: 200

- Balancing the books: 25

- Running around in circles: 350

- Eating crow: 225

- Tooting your own horn: 25

- Climbing the ladder of success: 750

- Pulling out the stops: 75

- Adding fuel to the fire: 160

- Wrapping it up at the day's end: 12

To which you may want to add your own favorite activities, including:

- Opening a can of worms: 50

- Putting your foot in your mouth: 300

- Starting the ball rolling: 90

- Going over the edge: 25

- Picking up the pieces after: 350