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Article: Calories in vs calories out: how much exercise is needed?
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- Environmental Nutrition
- Article date:
- April 1, 1989
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Calories In vs Calories Out: How Much Exercise Is Needed?
How far would an average-size woman have to jog to burn off the calories in one-half pint of Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream? Two miles? Three?
At 546 calories, the ice cream needs almost seven miles to be burned off, equivalent to jogging at a comfortable pace, non-stop, for one hour. For a brisk walker it translates into about one-and-one-half hours of walking. Compare this to the 15 minutes it took to eat the ice cream. Is it worth it?
It's a question each individual must ask before indulging in such caloric luxuries. But few people take time out for an hour or more of exercise each time ...
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