15261989332_001547ba08_k

When you’re trying to lose weight burning a mere extra 100 calories a day might not sounds like much, but it does add up. Even the act of just getting your heart rate up at a couple different times of the day can hep increase your calorie burn throughout the day. These ways to burn 100 calories shouldn’t be used in place of your normal cardio routine, but rather added on to increase your calorie expenditure.

Yard Work

If if has to get done anyway, at least there’s a silver lining. Tackling yard work at a fast pace can burn around 100 calories in about 10 minutes. Maybe offer to rake the neighbors leaves while you’re at it.

Vacuum

Okay vacuuming is going to take you longer than yard work to reach the 100 calorie burn but with the lower intensity you won’t necessarily have to shower afterwards. Vacuuming the house for 30 minutes can burn 100 calories, if your place of residence is big enough to vacuum for 30 minutes that is.

Have Sex

How many calories you burn having sex depends on a lot of things, including how long you last and how vigorous things get. But if you go for about 20 minutes and keep it active the average guy can burn about 100 calories in the sack.

Run

Running on the treadmill or outdoors for about 7 minutes should be enough for most people to burn 100 calories. This is at a running pace however, not a jog. If you can take it to the beach you might be able to burn 50 extra calories within that time frame thanks to the resistance in the sand.

Shoot Hoops

Playing basketball can burn around 100 calories in only 20 minutes, so keep at for a while and you can get in an entire cardio session. No wonder you’re always so ravenous after a game of pick up.

Carry a Baby

Makes sense right, it’s like a living weighted vest that wiggles and tries to poke your face. Carrying a baby around for 24 minutes can help you burn 100 calories. The accuracy of this estimate probably depends on how big the baby is, but something to keep in mind. It will take you around the same amount of time to burn 100 calories playing with kids as well, unless you’re playing tag or something.

Walk the Dog

Well it might take you up to 26 minutes to burn 100 calories walking the dog, but pick up the pace or do intervals while you’re out there and the calorie burn will spike up much quicker. Bonus if you can find some hills to add in.

Cook a Meal

Cooking for 34 minutes will burn around 100 calories, not that that’s enough to justify too much snacking while you cook. But it’s still more than if you’re gonna burn if you sit on the couch and order takeout. Even better, chew gum while you cook, which can burn almost 10 calories per 10 minutes.

Laugh

Here’s a great reason to keep some good friends around, laughing for 38 minutes will burn 100 calories. You probably won’t be laughing for 38 minutes straight, but it’s a totally enjoyable, no effort way to increase your burn.

Stand at Work Instead of Sit

People who stand at their desks instead of sit burn on average an extra 80 to 200 calories each day, partly from the extra energy it takes to stay engaged and standing, and partly because it facilitates more moving around in general.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *