You're looking at 105 calories (about 1 tablespoon of butter) per hour, and with the average encounter lasting only 12 minutes, including foreplay, there's not much of a burn there. Sex burns calories, but not nearly as many as you might believe. Also, keep in mind that miniature golf and hitting balls at a driving range burn about 210 calories in an hour (Kellogg's Pop-Tart Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon). However, if you ditch the cart (and the clubhouse snacks) you'd be looking at a wonderful exercise burning 315 calories per hour (a Wendy's Jr. Golfing with a cart burns 245 calories an hour (about 1/2 cup Baskin Robbins Cherries Jubilee Ice Cream), whereas fly-fishing in a stream (including walking in the water wearing waders) burns as much as 420 calories (one slice of Papa John's Pan Crust The Meats). And last: Golfing often stops people from doing other forms of more intense activities. Second: All that clubhouse socializing, with lots of drinking and eating, packs on the pounds. First: Many courses don't allow walking because it slows down the game. Now, juggling is a skill that I could never master however, if you have the knack - and can keep it going for an hour - you can burn as many as 280 calories (about 11 Hershey's Kisses). Handball requires much less equipment - just a wall and a bouncy rubber ball. Rollerblading is a great way to sightsee, enjoy a park or socialize. Rollerblading and handball burn the same amount of calories - a whopping 840 per hour (about 1 3/4 cups of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream). Belly dancing is a Middle Eastern dance that burns slightly fewer calories - 315 per hour (about eight Twizzlers Strawberry Twists Candy from an 8-ounce package). Play this for an hour, (or an hour of hopscotch) and you'll burn 350 calories (Starbucks Mud Pie Ice Cream Bar) before you know it. The player who manages to wind the ball around the pole until there is no slack in the rope is the winner. Players try to hit a ball hanging from a rope - one aiming clockwise, the other counterclockwise. For those who've never heard of tetherball, it involves two players standing on opposite sides of a 10-foot vertical metal pole. Sparring with swords uses up 420 calories per hour (one Auntie Annie's Sesame Pretzel with Marinara Sauce Dip).

Curling is certainly a calorie-burner at 280 calories per hour (about 1 ¼ cups of caramel popcorn with peanuts), but it's no match for fencing. One image that may jog your memory is of a team member using a broom to sweep the ice in front of the stone in order to smooth the surface. The goal is to slide a heavy stone into a circular target drawn on the ice. Have you ever heard of curling? It's a team sport played on ice. Other water sports also burn calories, but one that is really fun and provides a great upper-body workout is kayaking - you're looking at burning 350 calories per hour (five Oreo Double Stuf Cookies), not to mention building up your shoulders, arms and chest. And a relaxing sail will burn 210 calories (1 ½ ounces of M&M's). Next is water aerobics at 280 calories (three Dunkin' Donuts Glazed Cake Munchkins). Diving burns the most calories at 490 per hour (about one Hostess apple pie). The following are less common activities that may sound more exciting to you. Luckily, there are more ways to stay active besides going to the gym, running or biking. And let's face it: If you're not energized, it's hard to be motivated to stay active - despite all the research showing physical activity's benefits for weight control and health. When it comes to exercise, many of us don't get excited at the prospect of sweating at the gym or running in the park.

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