If you’re working out, it goes without saying that you probably want to maximize your calories burned. You’re already putting in the work … why not make the most of the potential payout?
Obviously, you can burn more calories by working out harder and, in some cases, longer, but this is far from the only way.
The simple tricks that follow will help you to burn more calories using methods so simple you probably won’t even notice the difference (but your body most definitely will).[i]
8 Simple Tricks to Burn More Calories
8. Add Ice Cubes to Your Water Bottle
If you drink water cold you’ll burn off about 9 more calories than you would when drinking it room temperature. But that’s not all. Cooler water will help keep your body temperature down, which decreases stress and fatigue, ultimately resulting in a longer, more productive workout.[ii]
7. Listen to Upbeat Music
You can burn hundreds of extra calories during your workout by listening to upbeat music.[iii] Your body will match the faster beat, making you work harder without even realizing it.
6. Exercise on an Unbalanced Surface
Sand would certainly work, as would tools like a Bosu ball. Because your body is unbalanced, your muscles must work harder to keep you steady, burning more calories in less time.
5. Lift Heavier Weights
Using heavier dumbbells can help you to burn about 25 percent more calories, even if you end up lifting for fewer repetitions. Researcher Anthony Caterisano, PhD, of Furman University, told Prevention:[iv]
“Heavy weights create more protein breakdown in the muscle, so your body has to use more energy to repair and recover–that’s how lean muscle tissue is built.”
4. Move Your Arms
If you’re walking, you can burn up to 10 percent more calories just by swinging your arms!
3. Exercise Outdoors
Simply taking your workout outdoors can help you to burn up to 20 percent more calories, as your body will use more energy to stay warm and work against natural elements like wind and rain.[v]
2. Exercise Harder, Not Longer
High-intensity interval training, which combines short bursts of very high-intensity activity with periods of rest, is ideal for burning calories, faster. Because the intensity of the exercise is so vigorous, even if for a very short period, it allows you to burn more calories than you would by exercising moderately for a longer period.
According to research presented last year at a joint meeting of the American Physiological Society, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, in less than 25 minutes men were able to burn up to 220 calories by riding an exercise bike. But here’s the kicker: only 2.5 minutes of that time was vigorous exercise … the rest was recovery![vi]
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HGH is one of your body’s most powerful fat burners to help you lose weight without exercise and dieting. Of course, if you do exercise, so much the better. Unfortunately, your body’s production of HGH slows when you reach your 30s, and with it so too does your metabolism.
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