23.Jog for junk mail
Turn clutter into a challenge: For every piece of junk mail you pull from the mailbox each day, do one lap around your house or building, or up and down a flight of stairs.
Burns 35-140
24.Use better butter
No, you don't have to give up the real deal--instead of a tablespoon of gegular butter, use a tablespoon of the lite version and cut one-fourth the calories.
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25.Step on it
Before you lug those backpacks upstairs, stop and stand on the bottom step for these calf toners. Hold the banister with one hand. Bend your right leg and place the toes of your left foor on the edge of the step. Let your heel drop down, press into the ball of your left foot and rise to your toes. Pause; repeat with each foot for 8 to 12 reps.
Burns 10
26.Start with soup
Order a clear soup instead of a salad soaked with two tablespoons full-fat mayonnaise and you can save twice the calories. Plus you'll feel further, so you'll eat less when the entree comes.
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27.Play footsie
After dinner, while you're still sitting at the table, extend your right leg out and slowly bend it up and down, squeezing and holding in the up position for at least five seconds. Repeat on each leg five times. Sculpts quadriceps.
Burns 10
28.Climb up!
Taking the stairs for a total of just two minutes, five days a week, gives you the same calorie-burning results as a 20-minute walk.
Burns 100-140
29.Fill up with fruit
Like--pie? Here's how you can cave to the craving: Sprinkle fresh fruit--some cut-up apple, pear or a handful of cherries--with some Equal, cover and microwave for a minute or so. Tastes just like pie filling.
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30.Ease into evening
Sitting with feet uncrossed, grab your wrist and raise your hands above your head to lengthen the spine. Take a deep breath in as you reach and hold the position, breathing slowly in and out for 20 seconds, taking longer on the exhale. Instant relaxation.
Burns 5
31.Crunch for your clicker
Make reaching for the remote control worth it: Place it out of reach on the coffee table or, if you're lying down, on the opposite arm of the couch. Every time and ad comes on and you reach for the remote, crunch until the show is back; you should reach 100-150 or so. Tones abs.
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32.Lift those hips
Before you tuck yourself in, lie on your back on the floor with your legs up on the edge of the bed or a chair. Slowly bend your knees, lifting your hips off the floor. Hold for five seconds, relax and repeat 10 to 12 times. Firms up hamstrings and core.
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