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20th Dec 2017

A New Study Has Shown You Can Burn Loads Of Calories By Doing The Easiest Thing Ever

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After a tough day at work, going to the gym is usually the last thing on our minds. 

All we want to do when we get home is run a hot bath, light some candles and relax. 

Well guess what? Now we can do just that without feeling guilty, because a new study has revealed that sitting in a bath can burn up to 140 calories an hour. 

That’s about the same as a casual game of volleyball or frisbee.

The study, which was carried out by a journal called Temperatureshowed that a hot bath lowered the blood sugar of the subjects by about 10% more than exercising did. 

Something to bear in mind on these cold winter nights…

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