You have completed the first step toward a more healthy and fit body by setting a goal. Burning 300 calories per day through exercise is an admirable and obtainable goal. Most exercise can easily be incorporated into your day with a seamless addition of extra chores, more fun outdoors or good old workouts. The more you weigh, the more you burn in an hour, so check online calorie burn calculators to see how much you burn doing different activities. Weight loss won't occur overnight, so hang in there and keep working toward your goals.
Step 1
Clean your house. Wash the floors vigorously or weed the garden. You can also count your general cleaning -- as long as you clean for an hour or so. Remember to keep moving; the higher the intensity of your movement, the more calories burned.
Step 2
Play an hour of golf, walking and carrying your clubs to burn 300 calories. Recreational activities are a fun way to burn extra calories through exercise. If you don't golf, go skiing, play baseball or join a game of hoops for one hour to torch those 300.
Step 3
Take a power walk for about an hour or get to an aerobics class at the local rec center. Traditional aerobic exercises, such as martial arts and rollerskating -- and even ballroom dancing -- can get you to your 300-calorie daily goal.
Tips and Warnings
- Don't forget to monitor the calories you consume. Don't replace those 300 calories burned with empty calories, which add up quickly.
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