Almost every enlightened mature person knows about the importance of exercises on their health. The "keep Fit" adage has become very popular to almost every age bracket and many people have taken this concept a notch higher. There are those who even reduce their daily ration to dangerously low levels in the quest to slim up. Being "slim" is not synonymous with "fitness". Equally being overweight is not "fit" at all !
If you burn an average of 200 calories a day - which you can easily do- you will cut your risk of deseases and live a longer full-filling life. You don't a need gym to attain this.
The following
activites can help cut many calories as you go about doing them.
work out without "work-outs" ( sorry-- Thats English )
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Calories Burned ( in 10 minutes) |
men |
women |
painting |
60 |
45 |
Weeding |
60 |
45 |
Playing tag with a child |
67 |
50 |
Walking fast |
60 |
45 |
washing a car |
60 |
45 |
passionate sex |
60 |
45 |
scrubbing floor |
73 |
55 |
Cycling to work |
80 |
60 |
Cleaning Home tank |
67 |
50 |
Moving Furnture |
80 |
60 |
Running to catch a train |
115 |
153 |
Running Upstairs |
200 |
150 |
Dancing |
73 |
55 |
Carrying a two-year-old upstairs |
106 |
80 |
The watch Word here is " Vigorous" | ||
Figures are for 60 kg weighing Woman and 80 kg weighing Man |