Oh Pure, Effortless Calorie Burns...
Sleeping
Ah the joy of sleeping! Remember the days when we could lay in bed for hours on end. OK, well snap out of it because now you’re lucky if your kids will let you sleep past 7 a.m.
As if you really needed any motivation to get more sleep, it’s nice to know that your body burns anywhere from 40-100 calories PER HOUR while sleeping. (source: Health Status)
Shopping
Need some incentive to shop? We didn’t think so, but now you can at least justify it, because 38 minutes of shopping will burn 100 calories. This is old school going to the store shopping, not online shopping. (source: SparkPeople)
Do Nothing
Your body will burn calories even if you do absolutely nothing. A simple rule of thumb is to take your body weight in pounds and multiply it by 11…that’s how many calories your body will burn per day doing nothing at all. (source: Fitness Blender)
Breastfeeding
While not exactly considered effortless, we’ll gladly accept the added bonus of weight loss/calorie burning that comes with breastfeeding. On average you can expect to burn anywhere from 300-500 calories per day. (source: Women’s Health Magazine)
Brushing Your Teeth
The average woman will burn 12.6 calories per day brushing her teeth. That assumes you brush for 2 minutes, twice a day. Want to burn more calories? Brush more often. Fresh breath and extra calories burned! (source: About.com)
Kissing
It’s going to take more than a little peck. A passionate, fully engaged, makeout session type kiss can burn 8-16 calories per smooch. Don’t wait for Valentine’s Day to start burning your kissing calories! (source: CNN)
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