To help put ‘burning 100 calories’ into perspective think about everyday activities that you do, with every activity you are burning calories. From everyday activities like chores around the house, to exercises at the gym you can burn 100 calories in just a few minutes during your day. It is important to remember that you must be working at 60-80% of your maximum heart rate in order to classify an activity as a cardio ‘exercise’. Also by just reducing our daily caloric intake by 100 calories or by burning an additional 100 calories each day you can loose up to 10 pounds in 0ne year. For more information on diet and exercise contact Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center’s Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Department at (540) 347-2918. Our Registered Dietitian and Physical Therapists are here to help. Check out this website to look at a list of ways to easily burn 100 calories.

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