You don’t have to waste your life in a gym to burn calories and stay in peak physical condition. Some of the activities we enjoy every day provide stellar means of burning calories without even stepping on a treadmill. Here are 7 natural fat burners you may not have considered before today.
1 team sports
Get out there and play a good game of basketball, tennis, soccer, or any other active sport for an hour or so and you can expect to burn over 400 calories. Playing team sports is a great way to build social connections while maintaining a healthy body weight and toning muscles.
2 – Walk to the grocery store
Instead of relying on your vehicle the next time you need to make a quick trip to the local grocery store, choose a brisk walk on your own two feet as your mode of transportation. You can burn approximately 74 calories per mile walked at a brisk pace, depending on your starting body weight and metabolism rates.
3 – Go ice skating
Hit the local ice rink and burn around 200 calories in 20 minutes. Make figure eights to your heart’s delight as you trim naturally. Bring the whole clan with you and make it an enjoyable bonding experience as ice skating provides a stellar calorie-burning opportunity for the whole family.
4 – Do your homework
Common household chores like sweeping, vacuuming, and dusting can add up to calories burned naturally. Burn between 175 and 250 calories with half an hour of intensive cleaning.
5 – Put your rhythm
Dancing to your favorite dance music can burn more than 200 calories per half hour. Whether this means smashing out vinyl classics or hitting a downtown nightclub, dancing can add up to a big calorie burn that’s a lot of fun. (Note: If you go to a club, remember to turn down the alcoholic inspiration to keep the calories burning.)
6- Take out your aggressiveness
Crying into a punching bag for 25 minutes will burn 200 calories in a way that may not technically be ‘natural’, but the (human) alternative will thank you for taking your anger out on a bag instead of them.
7- Mow your lawn
If you need motivation to keep your front yard trimmed, know that mowing burns about 200 calories for every 45 minutes you spend trimming greens.
