Burning Calories with Outdoor Action On Stag Weekends

If you are piling on the calories this weekend on a stag do through  excessive drinking, eating of kebabs, burgers and other fast food then get some outdoor activities in to burn off some of that unwamted fat. here's an idea of how many calaories you'll burn off taking part in:-

Badminton - 306            Football - 476            Kayaking -340

Cricket - 340                Frisbee - 204            Swimming - 408

Cycling - 544                 Golf - 306                 Tennis - 476     

Fishing - 204                Jogging - 476            Walking -272

Wine

Large glass of medium strength dry white wine = 190 calories. Same as two and a half digestive biscuits.

Bottle of medium strength dry white wine = 570 calories. Same as chicken with cashew nuts and egg fried rice.

A bottle of average strength red wine = 644 calories. Same as 14 Jaffa cakes or McDonald’s cheeseburger and medium fries.

Half a bottle of average strength red wine = 313 calories. Same as a Snickers chocolate bar.

Beer & cider

One pint of strong lager = 330 calories. Same as a four ounce fillet steak.

One pint of average strength lager = 200 calories. Same as one packet of crisps.

One pint of premium lager = 250 calories. Same as a small chocolate bar.

One pint of cider = 200 calories. Same as one fried chicken drumstick.

Spirits

One shot (25ml) of vodka or gin = 55 calories. Same as a 25ml serving of single cream

Large Bailey’s (100ml) = 320 calories. Same as a Snickers Bar.

Let’s not forget that a lot of these drink to food conversions factor in only a single drink. Knowing that it’s not usually just the one that you have when you meet up with friends – we’re talking more like the equivalent of a multi-pack of chocolate bars or crisps in an evening.  

Snack attack

People snack while their drinking to tide them over until they get home. But add the calorie content of a pack of crisps and a beer together and you’re verging on 500 calories - a fifth of the 2500 recommended daily calorie intake for men, and a quarter of a woman’s. A couple of drinks down the line and a takeaway, and you’ve blown that recommended calorie intake out of the water.

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