We are what we eat. That's what we've always been told, isn't it? For good reason, because it is so very true. Just as important is what we do with that food. Burning it as fuel through exercise is clearly the healthiest option, for this will aid in lowering cholesterol levels, improving circulation, and reducing the risk of heart disease.

When it comes to food, there are usually three or four things that people pay closest attention to on labels: Carbs, Proteins, Fats and Calories. While it's near impossible for non-scientists to determine how proteins, fats, and carbs are being broken down during exercise, there is a way for the rest of us to figure out how much exercise would be required to burn a specific number of calories.

Among the several methods of doing so, I recently came across a website that may be the easiest way of all. It's called the Diet Detective (www.dietdetective.com), and it's a website that is certainly worth looking at. For one, you can find out how long it will take you to burn off the calories of your favorite food. Plus, you can also find out how many calories are burned while performing some of your favorite exercises -- all in great detail in terms of time, effort level, etc. In addition, you can also roughly calculate your BMI and your Body Fat, and also learn your target heart rate.

Here's just a quick thing I put together based on info. on the Diet Detective website:

9 Hershey's Kisses contain 230 calories. This means that you'd have to either run for 24 minutes, or bike for 33 minutes, or walk for 59 minutes, or do Yoga for 129 minutes to burn off the calories consumed from those little chocolate treats. The good news about exercise, though, is that once you are following a regular, consistent program, you will burn a great deal of calories even when you are not working out.

Hope you enjoy the site -- but not for too long. Best I can tell, sitting in front of a computer hardly burns any calories!!!