Month: November 2013

Cardio Sport

Cardio Sport

By: Mary Marren Lately I have been getting a little bit bored with my everyday workout routine. When working out in the William’s Center, there are only so many walls to stare at as I run on the treadmill. I wanted to try a new 

Pulling Tabs for a Purpose

Pulling Tabs for a Purpose

By: Kenzi Weidman It took me a long time to think about what I wanted you readers to know about this week. As I started thinking, I realized that I am always writing about how you can make yourself better, whether in the aspect of 

Scary truth about Halloween candy

Scary truth about Halloween candy

Halloween Candy PhotoBy: Eric Hess

It was just Halloween weekend, and I’m sure we all did our fair share of candy consumption. Ever wonder how much work you’ll have to do to burn off that whole bag of candy that you just devoured? You might rethink your next candy bar when you read how much it takes to burn off your favorite candy.

These results are for fun sized candy packages and are based on a 150 lb male doing the exercises.

Candy – Calories – Exercise Needed to Burn Off Calories
Skittles – 80 Calories – Walking for 16 minutes
Almond Joy – 80 Calories – Playing tennis for 12 minutes
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup – 100 Calories – 5 minutes of a basketball game
Kit Kat – 73 calories – Swim for 10 minutes
3 Musketeers – 64 Calories – 7 minutes of Zumba
Tootsie Rolls – 50 Calories – Bowling for 14 minutes
Butterfinger – 85 Calories – Workout on an elliptical for 10 minutes
Baby Ruth – 85 Calories – Stretch for 16 minutes
Lollipops – 60 Calories – 26 minutes of Pilates

Those are just some of your favorite candies. If you want to see a more full list you can check out this website or if you were curious where I calculated the numbers of calories burned you can check out here. Now you don’t have to do any of those exercises but just be sure to get out there and burn them somehow now that Halloween is over. UWW offers many of great group classes if you have never been to one check out a schedule here.

-Yesterday You Said Tomorrow-
-Eric Hess

Utilizing technology to achieve your fitness goals

Utilizing technology to achieve your fitness goals

By: Eric Hess Whether this is your first of fourth year off at college, getting into a regular workout routine can be difficult. Other than utilizing our vast amounts of group fitness classes and gyms, there are many things you can do in order to