New research by 118Footie.com has revealed that supporting your football team is the new way to keep fit, burning as many calories as 180 minutes of sex or 40 minutes of running.

The innovative study of football fan celebrations showed that, on average, fans burnt between 1000 and 1145 calories per match supporting their team in the 2006 -2007 season.

This is equivalent to the calories in two Big Macs (1,080), eight 440ml cans of beer (1,267), 220 grams of chocolate (1166), and around half the daily recommended calorie intake for men (2500) and women (2000).