Deluged, as we are, with unending writings on exercises that burn up calories, it is rather refreshing to get, from VIEW, published by the Carrier Corporation in Syracuse, NY, this listing of calorie counts of exercises for the non-athletic:
. Beating around the bush.................... 75 . Jogging your memory........................125 . Jumping to conclusions.....................100 . Climbing walls.............................150 . Passing the buck........................... 25 . Grasping at straws......................... 75 . Beating your own drum......................100 . Throwing your weight around................ 50 . Depending on your weight...................300 . Dragging your heels........................100 . Pushing your luck..........................250 . Making mountains out of molehills..........500 . Spinning your wheels.......................175 . Flying off the handle......................225 . Beating your head against the wall.........150 . Running around circles.....................350 . Chewing nails..............................200 . Eating crow................................225 . Pouring salt in the wound.................. 50
* A special exercise has been devised for government employees. Try "cutting through red tape", when you want to use up 300 calories.
