Healthy Weight Loss
Easy weight loss ideas
It is extremely simple to burn an extra 100 calories a day. If you do this every day, you can burn up to an extra 700 calories a week. That's 2,800 calories in a month and equal to a little more than 1/2 pound of weight loss a month. In order to burn 1 pound of fat, you need to burn an extra 3,500 calories. This sounds like a daunting task, but if you do these small things every day you'll see those pounds start to disappear.
- Park far away. Most of us want rockstar parking where ever we go. But think about it, if you park in the farthest spot it forces you to take extra steps to your destination and inadvertently causing you to burn extra calories in the process.
- Pace while you are on the phone. Now that we have cell phones, we are not locked to sitting close the wall or phone jack. Instead of relaxing on the couch, pace the house, take a walk, or walk around the room. Again, you are taking extra steps, making your heart work a little more since you are moving your mouth and your body at the same time. It will give you an little energy boost and burn some extra calories.
- Take the stairs. If your job requires you to take an elevator, next time try the stairs. Not only is this a great workout for your legs and glutes, you'll get to your floor faster, especially if people have to get off before you. At the airport, try taking the stairs instead of the escalator. Traveling? Take the stairs instead of the elevator to your floor. Bags suck, so maybe after you drop your bags off in your room start taking the stairs.
- Take a walk. When the weather is nice, take advantage, go outside, get some fresh air, and enjoy nature. If the weather is crummy hit the gym and walk on a treadmill. Or when you are done with work, bring a change of clothes and walk laps in the office hallways. The American Council on Exercise estimates that if you take 10,000 steps every day, the average person can burn up to 3,500 calories a week. That is a pound of weight loss in a week, just by walking!
- exercise during commercial breaks. The average 60 minute show only really lasts 40-45 minutes with commercial breaks lasting anywhere from a minute to three minutes in between. If you did sit ups, push ups, triceps dips, or even squats during commercial break, you would get an extra 15-20 minutes of exercise in rather than just sitting and waiting for your show to come on. You don't have to leave your house, living room, or even change your clothes to do this.
David Ogden
Healthy Weight Loss
Phone 386 308 1956 after 6PM EST
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