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Quick Tips for Burning Extra Calories
Burn more calories during everyday activities
Always take the longest route
The longer it takes to get you where you're going, the more calories you'll burn
Skip the drive-through window
Park, walk and carry the load when banking or picking up the dry cleaning.
Hide your remote controlPick up the pace
Pace while chatting on the phone.
Strengthen up while you cookIf you're waiting for the water to boil, do 10 lunges on each leg. Need to add some canned goods to that recipe? Take the cans and do 10 bicep curls or upright rows before opening them and emptying the contents. If you need to constantly stir your dish, do 10 leg kickbacks on each side while you are standing and stirring.
Do the work yourselfWalk and shopWhile shopping for groceries, clothes or shoes, walk each aisle. If you know that you will not need anything on that particular aisle, walk it fast and get to the next aisle to continue your shopping.
Take the stairsIf you have stairs in your home, carry the laundry up and down a few times before going to the laundry room. At work, take at least 5 flights of stairs up and 5 flights down before work, during lunch and after work.
Burn more calories during everyday activities
Always take the longest route
The longer it takes to get you where you're going, the more calories you'll burn
Skip the drive-through window
Park, walk and carry the load when banking or picking up the dry cleaning.
Hide your remote controlPick up the pace
Pace while chatting on the phone.
Strengthen up while you cookIf you're waiting for the water to boil, do 10 lunges on each leg. Need to add some canned goods to that recipe? Take the cans and do 10 bicep curls or upright rows before opening them and emptying the contents. If you need to constantly stir your dish, do 10 leg kickbacks on each side while you are standing and stirring.
Do the work yourselfWalk and shopWhile shopping for groceries, clothes or shoes, walk each aisle. If you know that you will not need anything on that particular aisle, walk it fast and get to the next aisle to continue your shopping.
Take the stairsIf you have stairs in your home, carry the laundry up and down a few times before going to the laundry room. At work, take at least 5 flights of stairs up and 5 flights down before work, during lunch and after work.
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