article_snippet: All six ate a 600-calorie fry-up before each couple was assigned a different activity: an hour in the gym, three hours of cleaning, or lounging about.
article_snippet: But while Patrick burned up 640 calories just by being a couch potato, Roma used only 292.
article_snippet: Jim Norris got through 834 calories and
article_snippet: Jim Norris wife Elaine 729 during the morning, in which they spent an hour in the gym lifting weights.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Nick and Margaret Shenkin burnt 862 and 629 calories respectively cleaning the house.