Daily Exercise To Lose Weight
Daily Exercise Cuts Your Risk of Disease and Helps You Live Longer
We all know that aerobic activities, like running, skiing, swimming, and
tennis increase your heart rate and burn off calories. But did you know that
you could also lose weight and boost your energy without ever leaving
your house?
If you ever feel winded by moving furniture or scrubbing your kitchen floor then
you're exercising hard enough to enjoy real health benefits - in numerical terms,
burning 4.5 or more calories a minute if you weigh about 130 pounds or 6 calories a minute if you weigh about 180.
(The heavier you are, the more calories an activity burns).
To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you're taking in. To
lose one pound of fat, you need to burn off 3,500 calories. That means if
you burn about 200 calories a day beyond your normal output by doing
common activities like washing a car or pushing a lawn mower, you'll
lose a pound of fat in less than 3 weeks. Now add this calorie burning to
a healthy diet and you'll cut your risk of disease and live longer without
ever walking into a gym.
Common Activities That Burn Calories
(Per 10 min)
Walking fast
60
Painting
60
Weeding
60
Washing a car
60
Playing tag with a child
65
Cleaning gutters
65
Pushing a lawn mover
70
Scrubbing floors
70
Biking to work
75
Moving furniture
75
Walking up stairs
85
Carrying a two-year-old upstairs
95
*Based on a 180 pound individual
Fitness Tips:
Try to incorporate even a few ideas into your daily
or weekly exercise schedule to boost your activity level.
1. After dinner go for a family walk.
2. Whenever you drive, park your car as far away from
the entrance as possible.
3. Play with your kids in the backyard, Shoot some
hoops, play catch with a football, toss a Frisbee or
even play tag.
