Burn it to earn it
We crunched the numbers on a bunch of different food items for you.
Check out these step calculation articles and see how much work it takes to burn off your favorite foods and drinks.
Coca-Cola
The first soda to travel to space: Coca-Cola. It takes 3,275 steps to burn off the 140 calories in a can of Coke.
- 20 minutes of biking
- 40 minutes of yoga
Pepsi
Pepsi was originally named Brad’s Drink after creator, Caleb Bradham. One of the benefits of drinking Pepsi was curing dyspepsia, or a stomach ache. Caleb took the word “Pepsi” out of “dyspepsia” and made it the name of his soft drink 5 years later. Clearly, it stuck. It takes 3,509 steps to burn off the 150 calories in a 12 ounce can of Pepsi.
- 12 minutes of rollerblading
- 18 minutes of jumping jacks
Fanta (orange)
Want to get your creative thinking going? Drink a Fanta! “Fanta” means imagination which comes from the word “Fantasie”. So…fantasize yourself burning off the 160 calories in a 12 ounce can of Fanta by taking 3,743 steps.
- 45 minutes of mini golf
- 20 minutes on the elliptical
A&W Root Beer
Ever wonder what the A and W of A&W Root Beer stand for? The founders named the root beer after themselves—Roy Allen and Frank Wright—and partnered together to create a root beer float shop. A 12 ounce can comes in at 170 calories. 3,977 steps will get you to your goal!
- 20 minutes of hiking
- 36 minutes of water aerobics
Sprite
With over 17 varieties worldwide, there is a Sprite out there that will quench your thirst. Depending on where you live, you could pick anything from cucumber to tropical flavors. 4,492 steps will burn off the 192 calories in a 12 ounce can of Sprite.
- 15 minutes of jumping rope
- 20 minutes of stairs
Let’s be real: there’s no such thing as a healthy soda. But only you can decide if all the sugar, calories, and extra steps are worth it.