DAILY EXCERCISE FOR THE NON-ATHLETIC

A recent medical association report stated that "proper weight control
and physical fitness can not 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 excercise.  "Here is a tongue-in-cheek guide to
calorie-burning activities that can be conducted right in you work
place, as well as the number of calories per hour they consume:


ACTIVITY                        CALORIES CONSUMED
Beating around the bush                 60
Jumping to conclusions                  75
Climbing the walls                      150
Swallowing your pride                   20
Passing the buck                        50
Throwing your weight around             100-400
Pushing your luck                       100
Making mountains out of molehills       600
Wading through paperwork                100
Juggling deadlines                      120
Balancing the books                     60
Running around in circles               250
Bending over backwards                  50
Opening a can of worms                  60
Tooting your own horn                   100
Reinventing the wheel                   150