How Will You Burn Calories Today?
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Something most of us prefer not to think about is burning calories, but we should. This process doesn't have to be torture. It can be fun. Consider it an adventure to discover new and challenging ways to find a way to fit the flab. We all have excuses.
I'm too busy, too tired, still have to finish off that bowl of ice cream...the list is endless. But once you get into a routine and notice a difference in the way your clothes fit that routine will become a way of life. Challenge yourself!
Brush and stretch
You burn calories by simply brushing your teeth. Really you do! Not that many, so how about stretching and tightening your legs while maintaining your pearly whites? Slowly raise onto your tippy toes and slowly lower your feet to a standing position....repeat the process. Go ahead and try it.
Coffee and a lunge
While waiting for your coffee to finish perking how about doing some lunges? Lunges are beneficial for the core area and the legs. Besides the calorie burn (not coffee burn) you will also develop your leg muscles. Start with five lunges per leg and build up to as many as you desire.
Stairs vs Elevator
If you have stairs walk up and down the stairs for a burn. Elevators are the easy way. We all need a good challenge and sometimes easy isn't always a good thing. I avoid the elevator whenever possible and always look for the stairs. Challenge yourself and take two stairs at a time. Stand straight, look forward and march on.
Push Ups
My favorite is push ups. Push ups condition the entire body! Anytime you pass a countertop in your home just DROP and GIVE YOURSELF 20! Yep there is no need to get down on the ground anymore as long as your body is in the correct position these push ups serve their purpose. Feel free to perform this act in public, but you might receive a few quizzical glances from passerbys. This routine can become addictive.
We never forget how to ride a bike ...
Instead of driving how about dusting off your bicycle and taking it out for a spin? With the money you save on gas you can purchase stylish accessories for your new wheels. That cute little bell to warn pedestricians you are approaching or a neat license plate that says "I'm in for burning calories."
ATTENTION!
Correct your posture. Sit straight. Yes YOU! Stop slouching! By sitting straight and tightening your core muscles you are burning calories and strengthening your abs. Instead of drinking a six-pack consider showing yours off one day. Soon.
The Car Wash
It's so easy to just drive over to the local car wash or gas station to wash your vehicle. How about just cleaning your car yourself? All you need is a bucket, hose, cloth for drying, sponge and some soap. Think about the fun you could have! Wear your swimwear (if you are daring enough), blast some summer tunes and dance away as you scrub away the dirt that has accumulated. The calorie burn will surely be beneficial.
Mow the lawn
Let's not forget about lawn care. Someone has to tend to the yard. We could hire a maintenence company to come and do the job. But who gets the calorie burn? No one. Most likely they are sitting on mowers. This is where the pushmower comes in. Not only are you burning calories and getting a decent cardio workout BUT you also get to tan. These are reasons I enjoy mowing the yard plus the power of the mower .... vrrroom!!!
The above are just some suggestions. There are many, many more. Just use your imagination and enjoy the new you!
Dance like this baby and you WILL burn MANY calories!
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I can't argue with anything of your advice..all right ones. I just need to get motivated...
I'm going for a walk at 5AM tomorrow morning, and maybe for a jog, and then I'm going to go for a swim at the beach and go home. Though I still can't make up my mind whether to drop by at a cafe and have my breakfast there or to just eat at home... :)
Great hub!
Very good manthy!!! Enjoy your bike rides!
Motivation is key marellen. Right now I'm off to the playground to swing and slide with my granddaughter. I'm ready but waiting on Faith to get motivated! haha!
Wow szta77...you earned a meal at the cafe! Enjoy! Keep up the good work!
Nice! Voted up and interesting. I did cancel my membership to the gym this summer because I had so much mowing, trimming, and other yard work to do. Then we got 100 degree weather for a month, so there went that idea! I hate to exercise, so finding other ways is good. Lunges are very toning, I've found, but I don't do them either, anymore. How do I get into exercise? Maybe tell myself: Just five minutes a day????? Thanks, Sunshine. I like your hubs.
I've always been big and active.I eat little and do the house work and trim the yard.
I love when it is hot it makes exercising outside much more fun...especially if you have a pool to jump into when you are done....sadly we are almost done with the summer and the pools are about to be shut down again...so sad. Thanks for sharing all this great information....as well as the Cameron Diaz car washing photo. Voted up and useful.
@victoria 5 minutes a day is a great way to start! If I don't get 30 minutes a day, I notice it....my mood and energy aren't to my liking so I just do it !
@Way to go Mentalist! Keep up the good work!
@cogerson....the pool always comes in handy. We get to use ours a lot longer.
Thank you for stopping by!!
Sunshine,
Voted up and funny! What great pictures you have here :-)
I had a great lunchtime walk today, it's nice to get away from the office desk and burn some calories before returning to work.
Cloverleaf.
Wow clover! I was just at your Olive Garden hub! Great minds thinking alike!!! Keep on burnin'! :)
Nice hub! It was some great motivation and good key ideas. You're right, even the small things like taking the stairs instead can add up!
Your hub must be motivational, because I have just finished reading and said to my husband, I'll get my bike out and go for a ride, so I'm fired up and ready to go!
Excellent advice, brilliant hub many thanks and voting up, phew!
Fantastic! I'm glad my ideas are getting you motivated! Push-ups and lunges so far for me this morning! :)
Have fun ya'll!
Thank you for the tips & motivation!!! Now I need a nap...J/K J/K! I was on an exercise kick for over 1 1/2 years and it became habit...I just need to find that again!
great ideas. I work from home several days a week. I try to ride my bike to the store when I can. I also walk around doing 'calf raises' after I've been sitting a lot. It looks a bit silly but is great for you.
I totally move around and dance when i brush my teeth. No lie. I try to move around more at work too. Great advice and interesting ideas to burn those calories. voted up and interesting.
Calf raises and dancing while brushing your teeth...GREAT ideas LCRblogger and Fullerman!!! Maybe we can get Nebraska motivated! :) Thank you for sharing!
Great ideas!
Usually I'm not eat to much calories because I'm using Herbalife products from http://www.nutrienti.eu , but those ideas are very useful for a lot of people which want to control their calories.
Have a nice day!
I am going for a few dog pulls today. Most people call them walks but with my dog it is a pull. He pulls and I follow.
I got my calorie burn this week by cleaning out my dirty classroom. But these are all great ideas to burn some calories! Dancing is my favorite!
Great hub as usual! I haven't done much lately. It seems like my clothes have been shrinking this summer. I'm loooking forward to a zumba class that starts in a couple of weeks. Zumba is a fun way to work out!
@GNelson ... I just burned some calories laughing at your comment! Thank you :)
@Mich S GOOD LUCK with your kindergarten class! Go get 'em teach!
@Made I tried Zumba. I failed. Have fun :)
Some great ideas, but being senior citizens with some physical problems, not all of these are possible for us.
I have a bum knee, and cannot 'lunge,' hubby is a heart patient and has debilitating back problems. He cannot run a push mower--besides, we have nearly 3/4 of an acre! A bit too much for our age & condition--even the riding mower bothers his back. The bicycles will probably end up on Craigslist.
Washing the car? We always do it ourselves--no budget for hiring it out; besides, our little car has custom paint graphics--you do NOT put that through an automatic car wash! Hand-touch only!
The one thing I can do, with as much time as I spend here at the computer, is try to remember to sit up straight. I am very guilty of slouching! Thanks for that reminder!
Great ideas. Gardening is a good way to burn calories and tone up, too. Don't think of it as weeding, think of it as doing squats while burning 280 calories an hour!
EXCELLENT idea Deborah! I do that often and it REALLY works. Thank you for adding that calorie-burning, toning & strengthening idea! :)
Hi Sunshine,
I am happy to say that I do mow the lawn (at dusk) about once a week lately. Thanks goodness or I would not be able to say I did anything on your list :) Great advice!
Sharyn
Hi Sharyn! Oh yes the power of the mower ... so much fun :) Great calorie burn!
Must be all that playing with your granddaughter that gives you such a sparkle, Sunshine! Can't believe you have a granddaughter! Looks like the recipe in this hub is worth following, if that is the result.
Hi Susan! Thank you! Welcome to my hubpages. Looking forward to following you :)
Nice Hub! Great ideas. The cartoon at the top reminded me of a bumper sticker/magnet/something I saw in a souvenir shop once that said, "Inside there's a thin person fighting to get out, but I can usually shut her up with chocolate." :-) Voting up!
very good share up and awesome
I'm using our stairs to burn calories, I walked up and down until I get tired :). Great hub!
Listen to me! Seriously.....you expect me to DO any of these "things"??
Get REAL! Maybe, just maybe..I have a skinny life!
Just sayin' .... ....
I walk with my neighbor three times per week. Used to run 2 miles per day...what happened there!? A good motivation is to sign up for a 5K walk/run. My kids and I did one together and it was fun. I will have to get back into the swing of things. I feel sooo much better when I am active. Thanks for the push and great ideas, sunshine:)
Keep up the GREAT work everyone! @morningsunn ... I like that saying :) @barbara ... laughing burns calories so keep on laughin' :) @pedr44 & @frank ... u both rock!!!
There are some good advices over there... Burning calories all the time.... best for me, the type of a little bit kind of lazy when dealing with exercise! Thanks.
I love the dancing baby! You have inspired me Sunshine to get moving more during my day. Thanks
I'm gonna move like Jagger! whhhhoooooowhhhoooooo :)
after 1 hour hard exercise since last week I have burn my calories also loose my 0.5 kg weight now feeling proud of my self...:)
Good ways to burn calories you've listed.. in my neighborhood you could snatch a handbag and run.. or visit the east-side gang and talk about their mommas.. LOL kidding sunshine love the hub and the usefulness of it Frank
I've always hated push ups but the counter push ups I can see myself doing quite easily. Great ways to burn extra calories!
I enjoyed all your ways to burn calories! Frank you are too funny!! I'm going with MissOlives idea to move like Jagger:) Keep up the good work! Burn baby burn! :))
Proving once again that all it takes is a little effort to lose fat. Voting this Up and Useful.
Hello alocsin! One fat cell at a time. Have fun burning calories today!:)
I walk to work every day (20 minutes) and home every night and during the holidays I walk along the coast for an hour each morning, other than that, I'm pretty idle! I need to be using my countertops more and using some of your suggestions!
I really need to improve my activity since I have been to lazy during the winter! I like the push ups against the countertops and will try them! You have chosen very good pictures Linda:))
Excellent advice Linda! Lately, the only exercise I get, are when my fingers run over the keyboard on my laptop lol!
Hi Julie, Tina and Sannel ... always remember any little bit counts! The countertops work great for the upper body and fingers across the keyboard are great for the fingers! Haha!:)
A great hub ;I am supposed to be on a diet;for the first time ever but I'm not doing very well at all.
This may give me the push that I need;so thanks for sharing.
Eddy.
manthy Level 4 Commenter 9 months ago
My wife got my bike out of the shop for me Sat, That is how I am gonna burn calories today.
Nice hub - Voted up and awesome