{"id":3480,"date":"2011-12-28T14:17:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T22:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3480"},"modified":"2019-11-09T08:54:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T08:54:10","slug":"wellness-wednesday-getting-active-in-the-snow-burns-major-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/12\/wellness-wednesday-getting-active-in-the-snow-burns-major-calories\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Wednesday &#8211; Getting active in the snow burns major calories!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks,<\/p>\n<p>So we have all made it through the holidays..well almost! <strong>\u00a0Are your pants feeling a little snug after all the turkey (or tofurkey), wine and holiday cookies?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am happy to say mine actually aren&#8217;t (and I made sure I am not always in my usual wardrobe of stretchy pants so you can&#8217;t really tell the difference.) And how have I managed that?\u00a0 This chick has been getting busy in the snow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3488\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/382680_10151090418005433_715835432_22262606_1908738781_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3488\" title=\"382680_10151090418005433_715835432_22262606_1908738781_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/382680_10151090418005433_715835432_22262606_1908738781_n-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Healthy kids\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My twin nieces are getting too big for me to hold them at the same time<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>I have been in Ottawa with my family\u00a0for the holidays<\/strong> and we have been getting DUMPED on since the wee hours of Christmas morning.\u00a0I was really excited as I didn&#8217;t think we were going to have a white Xmas !\u00a0 And I have been taking full advantage including:<\/p>\n<h3>Snowshoeing<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know <strong>snowshoeing burns approx 550 calories per hour?\u00a0<\/strong>And more if you\u00a0try going up hills,\u00a0&#8220;speedshoeing&#8221; where you do intervals going as fast as you can or adding more arm movements.\u00a0<a title=\"Where in the world are THE CHICKS?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2010\/02\/where-in-the-world-are-the-chicks\/\">I love hiking <\/a>and with snowshoes I can still hit my fave trails around <a title=\"My Mama \u2013 The Ultimate FIT CHICK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2010\/09\/my-mama-the-ultimate-fit-chick\/\">Mama Jackson&#8217;s <\/a>place in Ottawa. I have looked up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humbersport.net\/best-electric-ice-auger\/\">reviews on Humbersport.net <\/a>about the best equipment and have gone hiking and trudging in the snow whenever I could.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3481\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/184739_10150422937775634_740900633_17643216_5040448_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3481\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3481\" title=\"184739_10150422937775634_740900633_17643216_5040448_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/184739_10150422937775634_740900633_17643216_5040448_n-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Snoeshoeing Calorie burn\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/184739_10150422937775634_740900633_17643216_5040448_n-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/184739_10150422937775634_740900633_17643216_5040448_n.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footwear for the Canadian Girl on the Go!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Tobogganing<\/h3>\n<p>My twin nieces got new sleds from Santa so we took them out on Xmas Day to get some activity in for them plus it was a great workout for us too.\u00a0 Between chasing them around and climbing up and down the hill &#8211; I got my sweat on!\u00a0Not only does<strong>\u00a0tobaganning burns approx 500 calories <\/strong>an hour but it is an awesome lower body toning workout with the hill and upper body with carrying the sled (especially if you get the old school wood ones which I love:)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3482\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lauratobaganning.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3482\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3482\" title=\"lauratobaganning\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lauratobaganning-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Toboganning calorie burn\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lauratobaganning-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lauratobaganning.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Funny faces and sledding = happy chicks!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well it was super fun and a great workout until Jayme ran into a fence.\u00a0 Well her face ran into the fence\u00a0&#8211; poor little thing!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3485\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/406141_10151097100535433_715835432_22306502_630043039_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3485\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3485\" title=\"406141_10151097100535433_715835432_22306502_630043039_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/406141_10151097100535433_715835432_22306502_630043039_n-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayme&#8217;s battle scars from Toboganning &#8211; she is one tough little chick<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>SHOVELLING THE DRIVEWAY<\/h3>\n<p>Ok, this one is not my fave but it has to be done!\u00a0 And if you think you are<strong> burning about 408 calories per hour<\/strong>, toning your shoulders and core and getting some much needed vitamin D by being outside &#8211; it makes it worth it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So chicks &#8211; now that mother nature has given us some new elements, get out and enjoy them! <\/strong>Cross country skiing, snowboarding, skating are super fun ways to spend time with the peeps you love and get your workout in at the same time (just be careful of the fences &#8211; sorry Jayme!)<\/p>\n<p>Have a fabulous day and HAPPY NEW YEAR!<\/p>\n<p>Laura xo<\/p>\n<p>PS.\u00a0 Dont forget that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\">Jan 8 week\u00a0bootcamps<\/a> are back to attack on Jan 9th so come and get sweaty with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks, So we have all made it through the holidays..well almost! \u00a0Are your pants feeling a little snug after all the turkey (or tofurkey), wine and holiday cookies?\u00a0 I am happy to say mine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14,20,23,36,37,39,40,41],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wellness Wednesday - Getting active in the snow burns major calories! 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