| Calorie burning activity | Calories |
| 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 (depending on your weight) |
50-300 |
| Dragging your heals |
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 all the stops |
75 |
| Adding fuel to the fire |
150 |
| Wrapping it up at days end |
12 |