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Chewing gum burns calories—just not many

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Working out your jaw muscles is the laziest fitness routine ever invented. The repetitive mechanical act of chomping down on flavored rubber genuinely elevates your metabolic rate, technically qualifying as exercise. However, you would have to chew vigorously for an entire work week just to burn off a single slice of pizza, so maybe just take a walk instead.

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Chewing gum burns calories—just not many
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