- You can also burn off a ‘deluxe’ Easter egg by running for 80 minutes
- 15 to 20 minutes of hard metabolic training would also do the trick
07:58 EST, 17 April 2014
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08:17 EST, 17 April 2014
With the Easter weekend fast approaching many people are putting their diets on hold and tucking into a pile of Easter eggs.
If you fall into this category and want to enjoy your chocolate treats, now might be a good time to stop reading.
A fitness expert has revealed how long it takes to burn off an Easter egg – and it’s probably a lot longer than you think.
Burning off a ‘deluxe’ Easter egg (right) requires a person to walk for four hours or run for 80 minutes. Image also shows how much exercise a person has to do to burn off a Cadbury’s Creme Egg and a Dairy Milk egg
Personal trainer and nutrition coach Darren Casey says more than four hours of walking is required to burn the calories in a ‘deluxe’ Easter egg.
Alternatively, he says the 800 calories in one of these indulgent eggs can be burned through 80 minutes of running at six miles per hour.
Some 15 to 20 minutes of hard metabolic training – i.e. interval training – would also do the trick, as would 61 minutes of burpees.
These involve dropping from a standing position into a squatting position, followed by kicking back your feet so you are in a push-up position and then jumping back to a squatting position before jumping back to a standing stance.
And when it comes to calorie burning for smaller Easter Eggs, the news is slightly better.
Burning off one Cadbury’s Creme Egg would require a person to walk for about 50 minutes non-stop. Table shows how much exercise is required to work off three different types of egg
Burning a Nestle Chocolate Hollow Egg takes an hour and 15 minutes of walking
Mr
Casey, from FullSlim, says that burning off a single Cadbury’s
Creme Egg requires 50 minutes of walking or 20 minutes of running.
Alternatively, he says one Creme Egg can be dispatched through eight minutes of metabolic training or 13 minutes of burpees.
And as for a Nestle Chocolate Hollow Egg, an hour and 15 minutes walking or 35 minutes non-stop running would do the trick.
So would 17 minutes metabolic training or 19 minutes of burpees.
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Krissa,
London,
9 minutes ago
You should see the Icelandic easter eggs, the largest ones are around 1 kg and filled with candy. So don’t care about eating healthy on Easter!
butterprint,
Denver, United States,
16 minutes ago
Thanks a lot. You just ruined Easter.
luap,
Cheshire, United Kingdom,
20 minutes ago
So, if its that much effort to burn them off, then there’s no point stopping at one.
Bonnie,
Johannesburg,
21 minutes ago
I have eaten dozens in the past week and have actually lost weight. Haven’t had time to eat much else mind you. Terribly busy!
shhhh!,
here.,
24 minutes ago
It takes steadily 10 – 12 mins to run a mile and burn off 100 calories. It’s not rocket science. Just eat in moderation. If you want to go mad, then go mad!!! What you do is up to you.
once upon a time,
Manchester, United Kingdom,
24 minutes ago
so what. i’ll still eat plenty this easter.
Beth,
NYC,
38 minutes ago
Cadbury’s (one’s made in the uk tastes better) totally worth it.
Caroline,
Leeds, United Kingdom,
48 minutes ago
I don’t care I have given up chocolate for Lent so am looking forward to my egg on Easter Sunday.
Jenny,
The Wrennery,
49 minutes ago
Ugh I hate burpees.
lovely34,
NY, United States,
49 minutes ago
Never was too into chocolate on Easter but moderation is the key.
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