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

Mar. 16, 2025

01of 06Feast — Then Get FitCourtesy Barry’s Bootcamp Miami BeachDerek 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.“02of 06TurkeyGetty Images/Tetra images RF6 oz. of white or dark meat = 340 caloriesTo burn it off:About 315 burpees03of 06StuffingGetty Images/Tetra images RF1/2 cup serving = 180 caloriesTo burn it off:About 35 minutes of push-ups04of 06Mashed PotatoesGetty Images1/2 cup serving = 150 caloriesTo burn it off:About 20 minutes of squats05of 06Cranberry SauceGetty Images1/2 cup serving = 190 caloriesTo burn it off:About 19 minutes of mountain climbers06of 06Pumpkin PieGetty Images1 slice = 323 caloriesTo burn it off:About 35 minutes of lunges

01of 06Feast — Then Get FitCourtesy Barry’s Bootcamp Miami BeachDerek 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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Feast — Then Get Fit

Courtesy Barry’s Bootcamp Miami Beach

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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.”

02of 06TurkeyGetty Images/Tetra images RF6 oz. of white or dark meat = 340 caloriesTo burn it off:About 315 burpees

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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

03of 06StuffingGetty Images/Tetra images RF1/2 cup serving = 180 caloriesTo burn it off:About 35 minutes of push-ups

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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

04of 06Mashed PotatoesGetty Images1/2 cup serving = 150 caloriesTo burn it off:About 20 minutes of squats

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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

05of 06Cranberry SauceGetty Images1/2 cup serving = 190 caloriesTo burn it off:About 19 minutes of mountain climbers

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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

06of 06Pumpkin PieGetty Images1 slice = 323 caloriesTo burn it off:About 35 minutes of lunges

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Pumpkin Pie

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1 slice = 323 calories

To burn it off:About 35 minutes of lunges

source: people.com