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Leon Poultney

The most effective way to burn festive calories is... not what you think

People exercising outdoors.

There is a common misconception that the only way to burn calories is to run, jump, cycle and throw weights around until you are a sweaty, heaving mess on the floor.

Granted, elevating your heart rate to near-maximal levels is a surefire way of burning calories, but it is largely unsustainable. There’s only so long the human body can operate in that zone, and we will bet good money you will not want to revisit it soon after.

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