According to Mayoclinic.com, you have to burn 3,500 more calories than you take in to lose 1 pound. Almost everything you do, from sleeping to watching television to kissing, burns calories. Your body even burns calories when you drink ice water. The best way to burn extra calories is to squeeze fun physical activities in between exercise routines. The following activities --- which combined will burn about 70 calories --- are helpful in burning off calories consumed through treats, like a piece of fudge or an extra slice of bread at lunch.
Step 1
Kiss someone for eight minutes to burn 8 calories. According to the Diet Bites website, a 125-pound person burns 15 calories during a 15-minute kiss, or about a calorie per minute. Add a couple of hugs to burn even more calories.
Step 2
Drink two full glasses of ice water to burn about 18 calories. A calorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature 1 degree. Your body burns 70 calories to warm up your body after you drink the recommended eight glasses of water each day, each glass measuring 8 ounces. This works out to about 8.75 calories per glass of water. You can drink this water over the course of one day, rather than in a single sitting. Drink cold water before meals to fill your stomach to decrease your appetite and subsequently reduce calorie intake.
Step 3
Walk a quarter mile. According to The Walking Site, walking one mile burns about 100 calories, depending on speed and difficulty of terrain. Walking a quarter mile will burn 25 calories. Increase speed to increase caloric burn or slow down to combat fatigue. A person weighing 125 pounds burns 120 calories in a half-hour of walking at 3.5 mph and 135 calories at 4 mph.
Step 4
Take a nap. According to the Harvard Medical School, a 125-pound person burns about 19 calories during a half-hour nap. Heavier people burn more calories while sleeping, so you will need to adjust your caloric burn according to your weight. A 185-pound person burns about 28 calories in that half-hour nap.
References
- Mayo Clinic: Exercise for Weight Loss: Calories Burned in 1 Hour; December 2009
- Diet Bites: Calories Burned Kissing
- Healthy Body Daily: Dr Oz Metabolism Boosters For Under Five Dollars; September 2010
- The Walking Site: Frequently Asked Questions
- Harvard Medical School: Calories Burned in 30 Minutes for People of Three Different Weights; 2011
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