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Office Workout

Here's your guide to calorie-burning activities and calories burned per hour:

Beating around the bush, 75
Making mountains out of mole hills, 500
Jumping to conclusions, 100
Swallowing your pride, 50
Passing the buck, 25
Throwing your weight around, 50-300 (depending on your weight)
Dragging your heels, 100
Pushing your luck, 250
Hitting the nail on the head, 50
Wading through paperwork, 300
Bending over backwards, 75
Jumping on the bandwagon, 200
Balancing the books, 200
Running in circles, 350
Eating crow 225,
Tooting your own horn, 25
Climbing the ladder of success, 750
Pulling out the stops, 75
Adding fuel to the fire, 160
Wrapping it up, 12
Putting your foot in your mouth, 300
Starting the ball rolling, 90
Going over the edge, 25
Picking up the pieces, 350
Counting eggs before they hatch, 6
Calling it quits, 2

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