'This doesn't even seem like exercise'
· Gossiping with colleagues for 40 minutes a day... 42 calories
· Five minutes of stair climbing during day to gossip with colleagues... 43 calories
· 2 trips to cafe across road for skinny cappuccinos... 94 calories
· 1 hour of writing and replying to flirty emails... 90 calories
· 25 trips to printer and photocopier... 48 calories
· 30 minutes of trying on different outfits before leaving house... 95 calories
· 30 minutes of vigorous housework to prove I do not live in a pigsty... 143 calories

'MORE FUN THAN I IMAGINED'
· 1 hour romantic stroll... 285 calories
· 1 hour yoga class to set me on path to calmer life... 229 calories
· 2 hours being a disco diva on the dance-floor... 762 calories
· 90 minutes preparing sumptuous dinner for friends... 239 calories
· 45 minutes of clothes shopping in lunch hour... 214 calories
· 75-minute game of crazy golf with friends on Sunday... 237 calories
· 30-minute cycle ride each way to country pub for lunch with admirer... 508 calories

'TOUGH BUT I KNOW IT'S GOOD FOR ME'
· 30 minutes' circuit training... 254 calories
· 1 hour high-impact aerobics class... 445 calories
· 40-minute jog with best mate... 342 calories
· 40-minute game of squash... 508 calories
· 30 minutes of breaststroke in pool to boost boobs... 318 calories 30-minute powerwalk to work... 200 calories