How to Shed Weight
How to Burn Calories, Boost Metabolism and Lose Weight

How to Shed Weight

A good way to shed weight is to increase your physical activity level. This increases calorie burn, protects against muscle loss and raises your metabolic rate. It keeps your body working efficiently and raises your motivation to shed weight. Also it helps you to maintain a healthier ‘weight loss lifestyle’.

How Greater Activity Helps You to Shed Weight

Let’s say you eat a 3oz creme filled donut (approx 307 calories).

• If you jump rope, you can burn off all these calories in about 28 minutes.
• If you walk at 3mph, you can burn off these calories in about 61 minutes.
• In addition, exercise helps to raise your metabolic rate, which makes it easier to shed weight.
• Finally, exercise also helps you to shed 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.