Friday, August 24, 2007

Some Smart Ways to Blast off Those Flabs!!!

  1. Run errands. We mean this literally. Walking briskly while lugging dry cleaning burns about 120 calories in 30 minutes twice as much as driving does.
  2. Blast your biggest muscles. The more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn, even just sitting around. A study has proved that women who pumped iron upped their burn-off by 300 calories a day. If fat burning is your goal, focus on building the muscles that consume the most calories, like you butt, thighs and chest - don't bother with smaller muscles, like triceps or calves that have less impact.
  3. Fidget frequently. Research has shown that "Spontaneous physical activity" like tapping toes and fussing with hands blasts off up to 800 calories a day!
  4. Rock out: Music is a great motivator. Studies show that exercisers who tune in to music work out 25 percent longer.
  5. Trek to the toilet. Instead of going to the closest bathroom at work, take the stairs to another floor. Every minute you climb kills seven calories.
  6. Much more often. You need calories to burn calories. When you go hours without food, your body goes on starvation alert and slows its metabolism to conserve energy so you use fewer calories. Feel free to eat between meals. Opt for small "packages of calories" like banana, yoghurt or hard boiled egg.
  7. Squat before you shower. Stand in front of the toilet, rest one foot on the lid, and grab a towel rack or sink for balance. Squat 15 times, switch legs and repeat.
  8. Pace periodically. Always on the move, pacers continually tap their fat reserves. If you're not a natural pacer, schedule a five minute walk break every hour. You could burn about 100 extra calories if you work a full eight hour day.
  9. Two Step it. Obviously, forgoing elevators in favor of stairs bumps up your calorie expenditure, but did you know that taking the stairs two at a time burns 55 percent more calories than single stepping?
  10. Be a babe maid. Vacuuming, mopping, dusting, sweeping, scrubbing floors, making beds - they don't just eliminate dirt, they kick out calories. In fact housework melts away 200 calories an hour.
  11. Perfect your posture. Never lie down when you can sit, sit when you can stand, or slouch when you can stand up straight with your abdomen pulled in. "These are all muscular activities that burn calories and they add up.

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