Top Ten Ways to Drop the Weight This Fall

Engaging in the sometimes daunting task of picking up leaves from your yard can burn between 200 - 400 calories if done over the course of an hour! Now, instead of cursing the fallen leaves, you will thank them! Want to go a little further? Mow your lawn for an additional 300 - 400 calories.

Vacuum the House

How many times do you feel like kicking the vacuum because it isn't getting to all of the hard-to-reach places in your living room? Well, you might want to kiss and make nice with it after you realize that vacuuming for one hour burns between 200 - 300 calories.

Running Around with the Kids

Sure, it might seem more appealing to let your children rule the roost while you catch up on your soaps, but did you know that if you play along with your children you will actually burn between 170 - 300 calories per hour? Get out the toys and jumpstart your imagination to burn those calories!

Cook a Delicious Meal

Who says you can't eat while losing weight? Cooking a meal from scratch actually burns between 140 - 215 calories per hour!

Enjoy a Serene Hike

If you feel the need to get out into nature and explore the wilderness, your waistline will thank you. The simple act of hiking for one hour has the potential to burn between 350 - 500 calories. It doesn't even have to be a long and strenuous hike. A simple one-hour walk along a hiking trail will help you shed those pounds while providing rejuvenation for mind, body and spirit.

Play Darts!

It's true! The simple act of playing darts with a dartboard on your wall will burn between 100 - 200 calories per hour!

Bust Out the Stroller

Take a trip to the mall with your little one(s) and burn calories while browsing all of the season's new trends! Pushing a stroller can burn between 140 - 250 calories per hour. This could definitely be a win-win situation if done correctly...

Scrub the Floors

Cinderella has nothing on you. That's because fictitious Disney characters can't burn 300 - 450 calories for an hour's worth of scrubbing the floor. Who needs the little bird helpers?

Unpack Those Boxes

Do you have boxes sitting around from your last move? Have you avoided them because it's too daunting of a task to unload them and put everything away? Well, by working on those boxes and unpacking them, you will burn between 200 - 300 calories. That might be incentive enough to get out the scissors and start ripping open the tape!

Walk the Dog

Taking Fido for a walk around the neighborhood is not only good for him, but for you as well. Getting out in the fresh air and walking at a slow or moderate pace for one hour will help you burn 200 - 300 calories!