How to Burn Calories

How to Burn Calories

We burn calories every second, even if we do no exercise. Thousands of chemical reactions occur inside our body which require energy. Also, we need energy for breathing, seeing, and all the other bodily functions that go on continuously. About 60 percent of all our calories are burned to provide our body with this basic energy.

However, if we want to lose weight, we may need to burn extra calories, and the best way to do this is by taking more exercise.

Some weight loss products like: diet pills, weight loss supplements and ‘fat-burners’, claim to burn extra calories, but none of these claims have been medically proven. Exercise is still the best way to burn calories. Exercise also helps to keep your body in good condition and is excellent for diet-motivation.

How Exercise Helps You to Lose Weight

Let’s say you eat a slice of Black Forest Cake w/icing – approx 530 calories.

• If you jump rope, you can burn off all these calories in about 48 minutes.
• If you walk at 3mph, you can burn off these calories in about 106 minutes.
• In addition, exercise helps to raise your metabolic rate, which makes it easier to lose weight.
• Finally, exercise also helps you to lose weight by boosting your motivation to stick to your weight loss program.

Note: all calorie-burn figures are approximate. They are based on a 150 pound woman. If you weigh more, you’ll burn more calories. If you weigh less, you’ll burn less calories.