It is almost time for Halloween, so once again this is a good time to review the cold, hard facts about how long you'll need to jump, walk or run to burn off your favorite devilish little darlings.
Sparkpeople.com did some research on how much damage 10 tiny treats really do. They took a sampling of 10 snack-sized treats – everything from Snickers, Tootsie Rolls, candy corn, Butterfinger, Peanut M&M's and more. The number of calories totaled: 775! Remember, that's just 10 pieces.
What does this mean in terms of calorie expenditure? Sparkpeople.com's fitness tracker calculated a 150-pound woman performing jumping jacks at a rate of one per second will burn 10 calories per minute. She'll need to perform jumping jacks for one hour and 18 minutes. That's a lot of jumping, and that's a fact jack!
If jumping is not your choice of exercise, you may want to go for a walk – a very long walk. A 7.75 mile walk will burn off those 10 tiny treats. Remember, we generally burn 100 calories for each mile of walking at a moderate pace.
Now for the good news. If you do choose to indulge this Halloween, and I'm quite sure I will, Diet.com did some research to find the top Halloween candy for healthy people. The best treats are Junior Mints, 3 Musketeers and Peanut M&M's.
I am not advocating that you go out and eat an entire bag of Junior Mints, but it is comforting to know they actually have some nutritional value, since Junior Mints are made with dark chocolate!
So enjoy a few treats smartly and you won't have to play any tricks to get your body back in shape. Happy Halloween!
--Jane Reynolds
Health and Fitness Technician
Hospital South Health and Fitness
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