| Exercise |
Calories burned per hour |
| Beating around the bush |
75 |
| This can vary depending whose bush you are beating around and with what the beating is being done with... |
Jumping to conclusions |
100 |
| Climbing the walls |
150 |
| Swallowing your pride |
50 |
| Passing the buck |
25 |
Throwing your weight around
(depending on your weight) |
50-300 |
| Dragging your heels |
100 |
| Pushing your luck |
250 |
| Making mountains out of molehills |
500 |
| Hitting the nail on the head |
50 |
| Wading through paperwork |
300 |
| Bending over backwards |
75 |
| Jumping on the bandwagon |
200 |
| Balancing the books |
25 |
| Running around in circles |
350 |
| Eating crow |
225 |
| Tooting your own horn |
25 |
| Climbing the ladder of success |
750 |
| Pulling out the stops |
75 |
| Adding fuel to the fire |
160 |
| Wrapping it up at the day's end |
12 |
| To which you may want to add your own favorite activities, including: |
| Opening a can of worms |
50 |
| Putting your foot in your mouth |
300 |
| Starting the ball rolling |
90 |
| Going over the edge |
25 |
| Picking up the pieces after |
350 |