How to Lose Excess Weight
How to Burn Calories to Reduce Surplus Weight

How to Lose Excess Weight

A healthy way to lose excess weight is to increase your exercise. This helps to burn extra calories and raises your resting metabolic rate. It keeps your body working efficiently and it boosts your motivation to lose weight.

How Exercise Assists You to Lose Excess Weight

Let’s say you eat 1/4 cup of candy corn (approx 180 calories).

• If you jump rope, you can burn off all these calories in about 16 minutes.
• If you walk at 3mph, you can burn off these calories in about 36 minutes.
• In addition, exercise helps to raise your metabolic rate, which makes it easier to lose weight.
• Finally, exercise also helps you to lose excess 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.