5 Ways To Burn 200 Calories

Written by Ernesto Martinez. Posted in Fitness

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Published on August 30, 2010 with 8 Comments

We all know the saying, “Dieting is about calories in and calories out”. But, burning calories does not have to be a chore nor does it require constant trips to the gym. Here are 5 ways to torch 200 calories from your “calories in”.

Clean Up

Straightening up your living area is a great way to turn up your heart rate and burn calories. 23 minutes of high intensity cleaning is all you need to burn 200 calories. Get creative and move with purpose.

Go For a Swim

Beat the summer heat and go to your local swimming pool. 27 minutes of wading in the water will do the trick. Just remember to pack the sun block SPF 15

Play With Your Kids

16 minutes of running around the yard, friendly wrestling, and other great activities with your kids is a perfect way to get the blood flowing and spending time with the most important people in your life.

Go Grocery Shopping

Pushing the cart around the store for almost 43 minutes is just the start. If you can manage to carry your own bags to your car, into the house, and put the food away you can add another 200 calories or more to your daily total!

Go Bowling

44 minutes of bowling with family and friends is another great way to burn calories and have fun at the same time. A 49 minute game can scorch 200 calories.

There are literally dozens of other ideas to get exercise without going to the gym. You can make even the most mundane activities fun and a little more exciting by doing them with more oomph. The point is, just do it!

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About Ernesto Martinez

Ernesto is a fitness junkie with 22 years of martial arts experience. He is also the editor for MyLifeStyleDiet.com, a health site offering free weight loss tools, dietitian advice, diet reviews, and more.

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  1. Ernesto @YouOnaDiet

    August 30, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Thanks for sharing Paulin!  Maybe we can keep adding other fun activities for burning calories to this list in the comments.

    For example: Retweeting this post while running in place can burn around 10 calories :-)

    Thanks again for everything and we hope to contribute again really soon!

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    • Paulin Soleyman

      August 30, 2010 at 2:22 PM

      LOL This is a great idea Ernesto :)

      You can burn another 10 calories "Liking" this post while running in place…

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    • PJ

      August 30, 2010 at 4:20 PM

      Sorry, but I'm a little confused as far as the cleaning goes. I clean one house plus my own every week and 3 houses every two weeks. Each takes me 5 hours to clean. I cannot see where the 200 calories per 23 minutes went. From what I can see, I still have them around my middle. LOL!

      God Bless!

      PJ

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      • Paulin Soleyman

        August 30, 2010 at 5:16 PM

        Hi Patti :) Welcome back!

      • Ernesto @YouOnaDiet

        August 31, 2010 at 11:41 AM

        LOL..PJ, I know what you're saying.  I'm not talking about your average "going through the motions" cleaning. I'm talking about cleaning where all of your movements are exaggerated and done at such as pace that your heart rate jumps through the roof. 

      • Paulin Soleyman

        August 31, 2010 at 11:50 AM

        I agree Ernesto :) If you don't raise your heart rate you wont burn enough calories, or boost your metabolism enough to lose weight.
        PJ, what I do when I have to clean the house (not one of my favorite chores :( is I wear a set of ankle and wrist weights. It looks funny :) but it really helps bring up that heart rate!
        These weights will also add a slight weight training element to the cardio routine you just ordered. Let me know if you're interested and I will tell you which weights I have. They are super comfy! I love them :)

  2. lilly adams

    October 7, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    I have been using a journal as a calorie counter but sometimes that gets hard. I found this website on http://www.fitclick.com that offers a free calorie counter that is so easy to use and helps to keep you motivated.

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