Daily Exercise for the Non-Athletic: A calorie guide citing a recent medical association report: "Proper weight control and physical fitness cannot be attained by dieting alone. Many people who are engaged in sedentary occupations do not realize that calories can be burned by the hundreds by engaging in strenuous activities that do not require physical exercise." Here's the guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of calories per hour they consume.

Beating around the bush...................... 75

Jumping to conclusions.......................100

Climbing the walls...............................150

Swallowing your pride.......................... 50

Passing the buck.................................. 25

Throwing your weight around.........50-300
(depending on your weight)

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

Running around in circles...................350

Eating crow........................................225

Tooting your own horn........................ 25

Adding fuel to the fire........................150

Opening a can of worms.................... 50