News: Horror Movies Burn Calories

“The study found that films with regular “jump-scare” moments were most likely to help burn calories because they increased the heart rate dramatically…

Some movies were more effective than others…of the 10 films studied, the top calorie-burners were the classic Stanley Kubrick chiller The Shining (184 calories), Jaws (161 calories) and The Exorcist (158 calories).”
-from The Guardian

Click here for the full article, and remember to keep your eyes open during the scary bits if you want to justify that movie-theatre junk food.

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