Who's already gotten into their bags of Halloween candy? C'mon admit it! If it's already in your house you've probably already snuck a piece or two and if you haven't bought it yet, you will, and you'll eat some.
That's ok, everyone needs a treat but those mini, snack size treats can add up quickly.
Last week I had my boot campers do a Halloween workout to learn more about the calories in the snack size candy and just what it would take to burn it off.
Below are all mini/snack size servings:
- Kit-Kat = 67 kcal. = 11 minutes of circuit training
- Baby Ruth = 50 kcal. = 10 minutes of push ups
- Twix = 80 kcal. = 4 minutes run @ 10 mph
- M&Ms = 88 kcal. = 8 minutes of jump rope
- Snickers = 72 kcal. = 8 minutes of jumping jacks w/ weights
- 3 Pieces of strawberry licorice = 120 kcal. = 24 minutes of crunches
- Milky Way = 30 kcal. (these are the tiny squares) = 5 minutes of vigorous weight lifting
- 2 Laffy Taffy = 64 kcal. = 16 minutes of moderate weight lifting
Of course these values may change depending on how hard you are actually working and what website you use to do the calculations but it gives you an idea that those minis aren't "free" foods and having a few a day or a few an hour can add up over the next couple weeks.
Be sure you don't drop your workout schedule. Now is a very important time to keep it up and be extra dedicated as we work and eat our way through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.
Happy Haunting
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