Getting a workout plan started can be tough if motivation(动力) is hard to come by. The good news is that you can get an amount of exercise by doing normal everyday tasks, or by changing up current routines slightly. If you are looking to lose weight, remember: you need to use more calories(卡路里) than you take in, so better food choices are key. Some tips are common sense, but some might be an eye opener!

Talking

Yes, you do burn calories while talking. You can burn about an average of 50 calories per hour by talking actually. Another benefit: if you are really into the conversation, you will be less likely to eat much because your mouth will be busy, so you will take in fewer calories. Not a bad trade off. 

Texting

Yeah, that’s right: texting. If you are as attached to your phone as most people are these days, you may be burning calories without even realizing it. The constant movement of your fingers will actually burn calories throughout the day. An hour of straight texting will use up over 100 calories if you were curious.

Tap Your Feet

You will want to do this quietly of course so as not to annoy those around you, but it requires energy to tap your feet and move your legs. This is especially helpful if you sit for long periods of the day at a desk. You won’t drop 20 pounds overnight, but the extra movement will burn calories, slowly but surely.

Indecisive Fashion Sense

If you have trouble deciding what you are going to wear, or how you want your furniture arranged, you will blow through calories pretty quickly. Taking off your clothes only burns 8 calories, but if you change clothes enough in the morning, this can really add up! Moving furniture around will get you there a whole lot faster.

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1.What does the writer think of talking in terms of burning calories?

A Terrible.

B Tiring.

C Useful.

D Just so-so.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，说话确实消耗了卡路里，这是笔不错的交易。故选C。

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A Tapping your feet does not help with weight loss.

B Texting burns more calories than talking.

C Taking off your clothes burns no calories.

D Talking causes you to take in more food.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“You can burn about an average of 50 calories per hour by talking actually.”和第三段最后一句“An hour of straight texting will use up over 100 calories if you were curious.”可知，闲聊一小时平均消耗50卡路里，发信息一小时消耗100多卡路里，因此发信息消耗的热量比说话多。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “Indecisive” probably mean?

A Unable to recognize someone.

B Slow in gaining success.

C Quick at arranging things.

D Weak in making decisions.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句的“If you have trouble deciding what you are going to wear, or how you want your furniture arranged”可推断，“indecisive”表示的是在做决定方面有困难。故选D。

4.What is the text mainly about?

A Unique ways to burn calories.

B Quick ways to lose weight.

C Ways to find your motivation.

D Change your ideas about losing weight.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“Some tips are common sense, but some might be an eye opener!”以及全文内容可知，本文主要讲了一些不常见的消耗卡路里的方法。故选A。