Burn Calories

Don’t laugh! Studies have shown that eating a measly 100 calories extra per day will cause the average person to gain TEN POUNDS in the course of ONE YEAR!!!! Now how terrible is that? This article from Raphael Calzadilla (eDiets Chief Fitness Pro) has caught my eye. For anyone who, likes me, still tends to view exercising/”burning calories” as an all-or-nothing process, it’s good to find such little tricks, that can be useful and provide a certain dose of activity, even if it’s not “one full hour of cardio” or whatever else.
*Here are my top 20 in no particular order. Have fun!
1. Vacuuming — 25 minutes of vacuuming around your home will burn just about 100 calories. (Ok, now I wish my house was big enough that it took me 25 minutes to vacuum!)
2. Gardening — Like to garden? Its the digging and raking that will reap the most fitness benefits. These are the bigger calorie burners when it comes to gardening. In fact, you can burn up to 100 in just 15 minutes with these movements.
3. Walking — The easiest and one of the most natural movements known to human beings is walking. Fifteen minutes of brisk walking will burn approximately 100 calories. A brisk daily walk at lunchtime or after work will make a difference.
4. Jogging in Place — Need a quick pick-me-up before work? Jog in place for 12 minutes and burn a little more than 100 calories.
5. Dancing — 20 minutes of dancing at a moderate pace will burn 100 calories. Cmon, you know you love to do it, so have some fun with it. (Dancing in the shower also counts here!)
The whole article can be read on eDiets.com , and frankly, even though these tips can seem like an evidence, I think that if they need to be written down this way (and if they make me feel like I’m having one of these lightbulb moments of “that’s it! I need to consider things differently!”), then they probably deserved being published