Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Activities That Burn Calories


Everyone around us these days seem to have become calorie conscious. They tend to eat less calorie diet. However one must remember that it is also necessary that you burn your calories through day to day activities as well to stay in balance. This post will concentrate on activities by which a person can burn calories. In my last post, I have already described how physical acitivity can help reduce calorie. Here are some actual figures, I have extracted from the internet.

1) Jogging for 30 minutes can burn 200 calories.
2) Walking for 30 minutes can burn 120 calories.
3) Strolling/Loose walk for 15 - 20 minutes can burn around 30 calories.
4) Going up and down the stairs 120 steps will burn approximately 50 caloriess.
5) In Gym you can burn approximately 400 calories.

Some daily activities and tips to burn Calories.
a) Take the stairs instead of lift, this way you can stay active as well as burn calories.
b) Take a walk if you are talking on phone and it is going to take a while for you to talk.
c) If you like to think, or plan, why not take a walk. This way you can burn your calories and it definitely is one form of exercise for your body.

How do you burn your calories?

Related Posts:
Physical activity can reduce calories
Jogging Tips
Secondary benefits of walking




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