Fall Activities that Burn Extra Calories!

Fall is a great time of year to enjoy with family and friends.  It can be difficult to stick to your workout routine when all you want to do is be outside and enjoying the season.  The good news is that there are plenty of fall activities you can do which are fun and burn calories so that you get more bang for your buck!

Fall Bike Ride

Take the kids out to a park and enjoy seeing the colors in the trees with a bike ride.  It is estimated that you can burn 250-300 calories per hour while leisurely bike riding.

Go to a Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patches are packed with fun activities from walking and pick fresh pumpkins or other harvest, to mazes and games, you can burn about 150 calories per hour1

Horseback Riding

Horseback riding is an actual sport! But even doing it just for fun has a calorie burn of about 250-300 calories per hour! It is a lot harder than most people think!

Yardwork!

We all love seeing the leaves in fall and even a field of leaves… until you need to rack them up,  Yard work is definitely work!  Raking alone can burn 250-300 calories per hour.

Toss a football!

Go outside and toss the football in the backyard or maybe while tailgating!  Just having some fun playing catch can burn 85 calories in 30 minutes! 

Do not get cooped up inside because colder winter months will be here before you know it! Throw on your favorite sweat shirt and warm boots and head out for some fall fun!