Derek DeGrazio Breaks Down Exactly How to Burn Off Each of Your Favorite Thanksgiving Foods

It's okay to indulge on Thanksgiving — but you may have to work a little harder in the gym to burn all those extra calories
By Gabrielle Olya
Updated November 21, 2018 12:52 PM

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Feast — Then Get Fit

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Derek DeGrazio, celebrity trainer and managing partner of Barry's Bootcamp Miami, is breaking down exactly how many calories are in your favorite Thanksgiving foods — and how you can burn those calories off.

"It's that time of year again, but before you go for seconds, you might want to think twice," DeGrazio tells PEOPLE. "You'll be surprised to know how much work in the gym you'll have to put in just to burn off a few of your Thanksgiving favs. It's only once a year, so indulge of course — just be prepared to sweat a little more the next day to burn off some of those calories."

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Turkey

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6 oz. of white or dark meat = 340 calories

To burn it off: About 315 burpees

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Stuffing

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1/2 cup serving = 180 calories

To burn it off: About 35 minutes of push-ups

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Mashed Potatoes

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1/2 cup serving = 150 calories

To burn it off: About 20 minutes of squats

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Cranberry Sauce

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1/2 cup serving = 190 calories

To burn it off: About 19 minutes of mountain climbers

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Pumpkin Pie

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1 slice = 323 calories

To burn it off: About 35 minutes of lunges

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