burn calories
Work off food
To burn calories is to expend energy through physical activity or metabolic processes.
The phrase treats calories as fuel consumed by the body: I went for a run to burn off some calories, You burn more calories walking uphill.
Often appears in fitness and diet contexts where the goal is weight loss or maintenance.
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- get movingCommand to depart
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- break a sweatStart sweating from effort
- workoutStructured physical exercise
high intensity · metabolism · cardio · running · fat · energy · jogging · treadmill · stair climbing · gym · aerobics · spinning · jump rope · weight loss · fitness · heart rate · exertion · panting