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Top 10 Films to… Lose Weight?!

Top 10 Films to… Lose Weight?!miodrag ignjatovic / E+ / Getty Images

Yep, you read the title right… Researchers at the University of Westminster have proven that sitting down to watch a movie can burn as many calories as a 30-minute walk! HOWEVER, there is one catch; the movie has to be scary! Scary movies make viewers jump and heart rates skyrocket. In a movie that lasts an hour and a half, you could burn as many calories as you do in a 30-minute walk.

Here are the top 10 films to watch, according to science, to burn off those calories! 

  1. The Shining
    184 calories

  2. JAWS
    161 calories

  3. The Exorcist
    158 calories

  4. Alien
    152 calories

  5. Saw
    133 calories
  6. A Nightmare on Elm Street
    118 calories
  7. Paranormal Activity
    111 calories

  8. The Blair Witch Project
    105 calories

  9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    107 calories

  10. [Rec] – A Spanish film from 2007
    101 calories
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