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There are around 210 calories in a can of regular cola. You can get rid of them by 60 minutes of steady cycling or 40 minutes of tennis or 30 minutes of swimming.

A brisk walk in 20 minutes burns around 100 calories. Which is equivalent to 10 minutes of swimming or 12 minutes of playing football or 16 minutes of aerobics.

You can burn off the 287 calories with 90 minutes of light housework or 40 minutes of skipping or 25 minutes of steady running.

Be mobile on your mobile - burn six calories per minute walking while talking, rather than standing still.

Don't wear a hat. Since much heat leaves the body via the head, going hat-less means your metabolism will keep having to be cranked up to keep you warm.

Drink plenty of water with meals. This helps you to feel full, eat less and avoid adding unnecessary calories.

Make frequent walking trips to the supermarket and restrict visits by car. You'll burn 200 calories for every mile that you walk.

Precious minerals, vitamins and enzymes can be damaged or lost during cooking, so eat raw fruit and vegetables whenever possible.

Waist Circumference

Measures round your middle (a normal tape measure will do).

It has been suggested that if waist circumference rises above 90cm (35.5in) in men and above 80cm (31.5 in) in ladies, the risk of metabolic complications is increased. Weight reduction is strongly advised if waist circumference is more than 102cm (40in) in men and 88cm (35in) in ladies, as this represents a considerably increased medical risk.

Reduction in waist circumference may take some time to materialize, so it is advisable to use this method in conjunction with another body measurement that may be more sensitive to changes, such as weight. It has been recommended that sex-specific waist circumference cut-off points need to be developed for various populations because people from various ethnic backgrounds vary in their level of risk for diseases like coronary heart illness and Kind 2 diabetes.

Extremely simple to do. Recent evidence suggests that waist circumference on its personal may prove very helpful. It correlates closely with BMI and WHR (see beneath) and is a great index of intra-abdominal fat mass and total body fat.

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