Fat Burning Activities
Exercising regularly makes you feel good about yourself and benefits your overall health. However, for many, going to the gym for an intense workout or taking time out from their busy lifestyle for exercise is not possible.
Fortunately, there are other ways to reap some of the benefits. You can do many physical activities to burn fat as well as improve or maintain your physical fitness and your health in general. These can include everyday activities, active recreational activities and some of your favorite sports.
Along with burning fat, staying physically active helps prevent obesity, increases your energy level, eases depression and anxiety, and reduces the risk of developing heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, some cancers, Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis.
1. Cycling
Cycling is a physical activity that helps get rid of belly fat as well as tones the muscles of your lower body. In addition, it makes your lungs work harder to collect more oxygen, which in turn helps improve metabolism.
Riding a bicycle is also an interesting and environment-friendly way to explore the world around you. You can enjoy cycling as a recreational activity or for traveling to nearby places.
2. Dancing
You can also dance your way to less fat. The different dance moves (from moderate- to fast-paced) help target different areas of the body, especially the belly. Dancing burns calories similar to swimming, cycling or walking.
It also helps fight stress, anxiety and depression, some factors that contribute to weight gain. If done regularly, dancing can lower your heart rate and blood pressure while improving cholesterol levels — all signs of good health and fitness.
Some of the dance forms that help burn fat are belly dancing, ballet, hip-hop, hoop, pole, salsa, rumba and more.
3. Walking and Jogging
Walking or jogging are also good physical activities that can help burn calories. Try to walk at a moderate pace for 30 to 60 minutes, 5 times a week, to help burn stored fat and boost your metabolism. In fact, 30 minutes of brisk walking daily can burn about 150 extra calories.
You can opt for walking in a park to get the additional benefits of fresh air and the green environment. At the same time, you can log walking time while doing other things like listening to music, talking on the phone, taking stairs more often, doing household chores, going to the market and so on.
Regular walking or jogging also reduces your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and strokes. Both also have a positive impact on emotional and mental health.
In addition, when you walk or jog at a park in your neighborhood also gives you the opportunity to interact with your neighbors and improve your social relationship.
4. Gardening
If gardening is your favorite hobby, then it can surely help you burn a lot many calories. Depending on the kinds of activities you are doing in your garden, you can lose 200 to 300 calories in 30 minutes. Squatting, lifting, digging or weeding, in particular, can help burn calories.
Try to spend a whole afternoon a few times a week enjoying gardening. In addition to burning calories, gardening allows you to spend more time with nature in a beautiful landscape with flowers, herbs and vegetables that you can enjoy.
Plus, regular gardening activities can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol as well as prevent diabetes, heart disease, depression and osteoporosis.
5. Swimming
Swimming is another effective physical activity for anyone who wants to burn calories and lose fat. The number of calories you burn while swimming depends on the length and intensity of your workout and your weight.
The higher the intensity and longer the duration, the more calories you will burn. High-intensity freestyle swimming will burn 100 calories every 10 minutes.
In addition, this all-round activity helps reduce stress, build endurance, strengthen muscles and improve cardiovascular fitness. It also helps tone the entire body.
Aim to swim at least 30 minutes daily. To make it more fun, go swimming with your partner, children or friends. You can even join a swimming club.
6. Yoga
Yoga is a fantastic way to burn calories and maintain your ideal body weight. Yoga comprises three main elements – poses (asanas), meditation (dhyana) and proper breathing practice (pranayama).
When done at moderate speed for 15 to 20 minutes daily, many simple yoga poses can help you lose weight. However, if you wish to burn more calories, learn high-intensity yoga from a yoga expert.
Some of the yoga poses that can help with weight loss are Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandraasana), Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Tree Pose (Vrksasana), Forward Bending Pose (Uttanasana), Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), Boat Pose (Nauka Chalanasana) and Grinding Pose (Chakki Chalanasana).
Along with aiding weight loss, yoga can help boost metabolism, reduce stress, fight anxiety, improve sleep, and increase concentration. Besides that, yoga makes your body use oxygen more effectively. More oxygen means more nutrients reach different parts of the body. via
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