Okay Mamas, fess up. Who is guilty of sneaking your kids hard earned Halloween candy after they have gone to bed?? It’s only fair to put a little tax on that candy after you have hiked all over God’s creation trick or treating, am I right?! But before you kick back with that handful of Reese’s peanut butter cups and your big ole Diet Coke, do you know what you are going to have to do to negate all those calories? If any of us needed any motivation to NOT eat as much of that delicious candy this year I’ve got it right here. I saw this on Pinterest a few years ago and it changed the way I celebrated Halloween forever.
Check out what you’re going to have to do to lose those extra calories: (read at your own risk!)
Candy: Calories: Exercise:
Starburst 40 10 flights of stairs
York 50 10 flights of stairs
Crunch 60 150 crunches
Skittles 63 100 push-ups
Hershey’s 63 6 minutes of running @ 6mph
Kit Kat 70 10 minutes on the elliptical
M&Ms 73 15 minutes of physique
Snickers 80 50 burpees
Twix 80 5 minutes on Jacob’s Ladder
Butterfinger 85 4 minutes of tabata
Baby Ruth 85 200 jump squats
Reese’s 90 10 minutes of spin
…….I don’t think I will ever eat another piece of candy again. And this is not only for the mini Halloween versions of these candies- but it’s for ONE of them! I could easily eat 5 mini snickers and then what?? 250 burpees?? I don’t think so. You’re welcome for saving your tail from having to do about 20 repetitions of each of these exercises like I would be doing if I hadn’t found this ahead of time. Don’t let you kids eat too much candy either- get them out for a family walk or a hike at the state park to burn off some of their extra calories!!
About Brittany:
Brittany was born and raised in Alabama. She is a Wife and Mama of two sweet babies- her son John is two years old and her daughter Annie is ten months old. She is pursuing her degree in Home and Family Studies with an emphasis on Child Development from BYU. She is looking forward to writing for Birmingham Mommy in preparation for graduation in the Fall of 2016.
