Some Holiday Tasks Can Burn Up to 300 Calories in 30 Minutes — Here's How to Maximize Your To-Do List

Stock image of someone wrapping gifts.Photo:Getty Getty It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to burn a few extra calories whiledecking the hallsand jingling bells. While wrapping gifts and hanging stockings are no substitute for a treadmill, as Dr. Amy West, sports medicine physician at Northwell Health, tells PEOPLE, you can still burn up to 300 calories in 30 minutes offestive fun. West says these calorie-burning activities can burn off an extra cookie or two, but don’t take it too seriously.

Some of the Best Vegamour Hair Growth Products We’ve Tested Are on Sale Just for PEOPLE Readers

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Some People Have Rare Reactions to the Covid Vaccine — and Researchers Want to Know Why

Stock image of a Covid vaccine clinic.Photo:Spencer Platt/Getty Spencer Platt/Getty Scientists are trying to understand why a small number of people may develop adverse reactions to theCovid vaccine.Researchers from Yale analyzed the blood of 42 people who struggled with post-vaccination syndrome, which includes symptoms such as exercise intolerance, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, and dizziness, according toYaleresearchers. They compared the samples to the blood of 22 people who reported no negative reactions to the vaccine.

Someone Keeps Putting Googly Eyes on Sculptures in Oregon. Here's Why the City Is Begging Them to Stop

“Orb I” in Bend, Oregon, with googly eyes.Photo:City of Bend Oregon Government City of Bend Oregon Government A Central Oregon city is asking a local vandal to stop putting oversized googly eyes on some popular sculptures and statues — even though the results may “give you a chuckle.” In a poston the Bend, Oregon, Instagram accountlast week, town officials said, “We love our roundabout art in Bend, so let’s do our part to take care of it.

Son and Girlfriend Found Dead in Home Had Been Living with His Parents' Slain Bodies for Months

Shane Vosler (left); and Sue Bin Lee.Photo:Shane Vosler Facebook; Sue Bin Lee Facebook Shane Vosler Facebook; Sue Bin Lee Facebook William Vosler, 68, and his wife 66-year-old Eileen Vosler, their son Shane Vosler, 33, and his girlfriend Sue Bin Lee, 34, were found dead in a Puyallup, Wa., home on Dec. 31, thePierce County Sheriff’s Departmentsaid at the time. William and Eileen both died from multiple stab wounds; William also suffered blunt force trauma, according to thePierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.