Want to lose weight and don't bother to exercise? Bathing can also burn calories, study says

Researchers at loughborough University and the University of Leicester were surprised to find that a hot bath could consume a lot of energy when looking for ways to control type 2 diabetesSome of the participants in the study bathed in 40 degrees Celsius, while others exercised physicallyThe results showed that people who bathed burned an average of 120 calories per hour, even 10 percent more than those who exercisedanother study also found that a shower for about 15 minutes can burn about 62 calories, and blowing hair for 15 minutes burns about 39 caloriesOn top of that, some seemingly relaxed daily activities actually help burn energy: sleeping for seven hours can burn 362 calories, walking an hour to 150 calories, cleaning a room can burn 100 to 200 calories an hour, and driving an hour can burn 120 caloriesEven laughing consumes energy, averaging 200 calories per hour, and exercising your abs.