7 lazy ways to burn calories this summer

The easiest way to burn more calories every day requires the least amount of energy! As a very approximate number, we burn around 50 calories an hour while sleeping.

This study, commissioned by PokerListings.com will show you which activities (if we might even call them that) are the best when it comes to burning calories without breaking a sweat.

Sleep

Yes, you heard it right. The easiest way to burn more calories every day requires the least amount of energy! As a very approximate number, we burn around 50 calories an hour while sleeping.

Average McDonalds burger has 250 calories and a glass of coke has 150. So, feel free to eat that burger and drink a glass of coke, you’ll burn it while sleeping!

Visit the beach

Snoozing in the sun is a great way to get a tan and burn some calories, but this spot is also perfect for some calorie burning opportunities. A leisurely swim blasts about 430 calories per hour!

Play computer/console games

An hour of playing games on a computer burns 80 calories per hour, even more if you have to think while playing. For example, poker is a game of skill, and by playing online poker you’ll burn additional calories – 3 per minute or 180 per hour. Not too shabby, eh?

Laugh

According to a registered dietitian with a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics from Leeds Metropolitan University Juliette Kellow, researchers have determined that just 15 minutes of laughter a day can help you burn between 10 and 40 calories, depending on your weight and how intense your laughter is.

That extra 10-40 calories burned each day from laughing is enough to lose up to 4lbs in one year!

Fidget

You can burn up to 350 more calories a day than someone who remains stationary, according to multiple studies. That’s enough to lose 30 to 40 pounds in one year!

Chew gum

It burns a few calories — and it keeps you from mindlessly grazing, especially when you’re cooking. Research conducted at the Mayo Clinic and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that chewing gum burns about 11 calories an hour.

Beautify your yard

Playing in the dirt is a great way to unwind — and it burns calories, too. The total energy expenditure is going to depend on your weight, metabolism, gender, age, muscle content, and more, but on average, you’ll burn 300 calories per hour.