YOU may have heard about the exercise tip of getting off the bus a stop or two early to burn extra calories. 

Now health experts at online pharmacy Treated.com have gone one step further and created a Metrolink Map of Calories.

It shows how many calories on average someone can expect to burn walking between stops on the network - not a bad thing at this time of year with all the fine festive food doing the rounds. 

It was created after their calorie map of the London Underground went viral last year.

Click the link to zoom in and explore the map: Metrolink Map of Calories.pdf

GP Dr Wayne Osborne said: "We aren’t suggesting that someone forego the tram altogether in an effort to get fit.

"For someone travelling into the city from Prestwich for instance, the one-hour-and-21-minute walk would be somewhat less than feasible to undertake twice every day.

"But someone who usually gets on the tram at Prestwich and travels through to St Peter’s Square could burn an extra 57 calories per trip by getting off at Victoria and walking the rest of the way.

"Done once a day over five days, this would add up to 285 calories: that’s typically just over 30 minutes on an exercise bike, or around 25 on a treadmill.

"Walking this leg on the way home too would double it to 570 (adding up to one hour on an exercise bike, or around 45 on a running machine)."

Treated.com has also produced similar maps for the New York subway system, and the Berlin and Paris Metro networks.

Click here for more information