23. Rock around the house.

Turn on some music and dance around the house. Have you ever seen a chunky Rockette? Use your home as a private stage to audition for a fantasy Broadway musical or the rock concert of your dreams. A 150-pound person dancing up a storm will use up about 5 calories a minute. Consequently, a 20-minute home performance will have you dancing off 100 calories. Turn up the tunes and raise the stage curtain. A trimmer star is about to be born.

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