Before you buy your next soda or "healthy smoothie" for lunch (100-200+ calories, primarily coming from sugar), please, please take a look at the time and effort that you have to spend to burn a hundred calories. Multiply the times accordingly to see how your hypothetical workout of penitence would match up against your potential junk intake for the day!
I basically hopped on a couple of cardio machines (that had computer screens since I do not have those modern calorie tracking gadgets), started at a comfy pace, and stopped right away once a hundred calories was burned. My current weight is somewhere around 135-140 lbs, and both the calories burned and time consumed are based on the cardio machine's computer screen. This post will be regularly updated as different methods are tested and experienced.
JOGGING on a treadmillPace = Chillin at 6mph (give or take 9.5 kph)
Difficulty = 0% Incline
Distance = 0.85 miles (1.36 km)
Time Consumed = 8 minutes and 35 seconds
Random Food Equivalents:
1 slice of bread
OR
1 cup of cereal
**Random Food Equivalents are close matches, but may not be exactly worth a hundred calories.
Pace = Around 90-115 RPM (Depending on the gym's music)
Difficulty = Lv.5 of Startrac machine (Relatively light-moderate resistance)
Distance = 3.63 miles (5.84 km)
Time Consumed = 16 minutes and 28 seconds
Random Food Equivalents:
HALF a serving of small fries
OR
HALF a bottle of regular soda.
My Personal Opinion : Depending on your patience and attention span, doing redundant cardio on gym machines can be boring! Doing you cardio outdoors will be much more fun and dynamic, while playing sports could probably be the most fun way to burn calories. Just make sure to check the safety of your neighborhood, or the area where you would do your cardio before you proceed.
This page will be updated as more exercises and data are collected!
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