A Few Ways to Maintain or Lose Weight Fast
These short activities can add up every day to burn more calories
More than half of everyone who joins a gym or other workout facility leaves after their first year, even with a strong commitment to weight loss. We've discovered that there are a few things that can increase your everyday calorie burn, improve your body's energy consumption, and maintain muscle tone even though you're not making it in to the gym or seeing a trainer right now.
1. Stand up at least once every 30 minutes
Standing up increases the pressure in your circulatory system, and this helps to reinforce the pressure of this system. Small changes in blood pressure are a way to stimulate cardiac (heart) muscle and arterial walls, as well as the valves responsible for maintaining blood flow.
Having reduced pressure in the circulatory system can lead to cardiovascular problems, such as shortness of breath when walking or other moderate activities. It can also lead to pooling of blood in the veins, also known as varicose veins
2. Walk around twice every hour
Studies have shown that even self-described sedentary people are able to regulate their metabolic systems better because they move around about 3 hours more every day. Try to find time when you can add in a few minutes of moving time: while on the phone, calling into a conference call, walking to a place to have lunch, taking the longest route possible to the bathroom, coffee break room,or water cooler.
You can also add a little variation to your walk to increase the calorie burn. Try parking a little further from your destination and walk somewhat more briskly than normal. If you're carrying something with you, try holding it with your arms straight out in front of you to increase the load on your core muscles for a few extra moments.
Back straight and head up high. Nice Squat! |
3. Add a squat to every time you stand up or sit down
This is probably the easiest way to add activity while also keeping pesky hip and ankle joints loose and your back relaxed. Here's how you do it: when you go to sit down, go ahead and sit. Then, immediately stand back up and sit back down again. Maintain good form like you see in this picture.When you're ready to get out of your seat, go ahead and stand up. Immediately sit back down, maintaining good form, touch the seat again for a moment, and then stand back up.
You would be surprised to see how many squats you can get in a day with this method. One estimate suggested that you could get in as many as 100 squats each day!
Try adding these few suggestions into your day. It can really make a difference!
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