8 simple ways to burn 100 calories
A lot of people think that you only burn a lot of calories when you work out. This isn’t the case at all and in fact the majority of my clients have more burn out of the gym than in it.
The next time you think about taking the elevator because you just worked out, think again. Daily activity makes a heavier increase in burn than you think.
Burning 100 calories is 100 calories closer to your goal than you were before. Do enough 100-calorie activities and you might just get that fat off of you sooner than you think. And the best part is you don’t have at be in a gym doing it. Just remember, this doesn’t give you an excuse to eat more unless you are done with fat loss.
These numbers below vary on weight and conditioning but it’s just a little fun and for a reminder.
(Based on 160 pound lbs/General conditioning)
-Spreading Dirt with Shovel-17 mins
-Pushing Lawn Mower-15 mins
-Walking for Pleasure-30 mins
-Cooking-Lightly-40 mins
-Shopping-30-mins
-Scrubbing Floors/Windows-20 mins
-Walking the Dog-25 mins
-Treading water-Light effort-20 mins
So instead of worrying about only fitting in your HIIT or your new EDT program and crashing, go for a swim or walk, get outside, and burn some calories on the natural.
Roland
Cooking heavily has gotta be rockin’ then!
What about a standup desk? Standing vs sitting racks up burnt calories pretty fast.
Nice tips.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:03 amLori
Great post Leigh… and I LOVE that t-shirt!
August 10th, 2008 at 7:03 amMissy
Cool! I guess Internet shopping does not count! LOL! No really, good post. I’d like to see one about what NEAT is. Like, does bouncing my leg while sitting count? I work in Pathology and sit at a microscope alot, but I try to get up and move. Also, I have to go on procedures where I must wear a lead apron-I use that time waiting for the Doctor to do calf raises since I am in lead!!! Just wondering about other things to do to try and increase my NEAT. Does squeezing and releasing muscles help? Like the glutes and abs? I try to do that to and be more aware of my movements!
August 10th, 2008 at 7:43 amChristine
Great post! It sure beats busting my ass at the gym and then stressing out because I’m too tired to clean the house.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:23 amLeigh Peele
Roland-Yeah trying to implement standing in general gives a small increase. Just little changes like standing when on the phone, eating, reading.
However there are SOME activities you may want to keep seated….
August 10th, 2008 at 11:11 pmLeigh Peele
Lori/Chris-I love the shirt too, might just have some shirts soon….
(ooooooooohhhhh I am sneaky!)
August 10th, 2008 at 11:21 pmLeigh Peele
Missy-James Levine, head researcher of NEAT of The Mayo Client, starts out his discussion of NEAT with this…
“Looking out over this crowded coffee bar, I see a 40-year-old man reading a newspaper. He is stationary. He sits next to a 30-year-old woman. She can barely sit still. She gets up and curves between the tightly squeezed tables, just to get a napkin and then gesticulates wildly as she talks on her cell phone. He has still not moved. He thinks now of his three-year-old daughter at home; “she just never stops” he thinks. He smiles to himself and scratches his nose. She gesticulates further as she tells a friend of a rat she saw scuttling rapidly on the subway rails. A taxi drives by. The driver immigrated from an agricultural community in the Ivory Coast. Birds soar high over-head. All these living beings exhibit spontaneous physical activity or, Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT).”
August 10th, 2008 at 11:23 pmLeigh Peele
Christine-Cleaning that house can be one heck of a workout
August 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pmKatie Nemargut
I love this post because it really makes you keep yourself in check. I know whenever I am feeling lazy and don’t want to get up to check the mail or clean I just think to myself NEAT.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:12 ammiragana
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September 16th, 2008 at 12:15 am