How do you figure out how many calories you burn off with certain activities?

girl lifting weightsPerhaps you’ve heard that you need to burn off more calories than you consume in a day in order to lose weight – but how do you know what activity burns the most amount of calories? Check out this Calories Burned Calculator. You can use it to help you figure out if the physical activity you’re doing is helping to manage a healthy weight for you.


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