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Quickies for the busy ones
By admin | July 12, 2010
In comparison to previous generations, today’s society is by far the busiest and unfortunately, most overweight. Due to the convenience of fatty fast food establishments and calorie packed quick snacks as well as the hassle of finding time to go to the gym, our society has packed on the pounds without even noticing. If you work a desk or office job that keeps you tethered to your chair for the majority of the day, it’s quite easy to gain weight due to your unintentional stationary position throughout the day. But rejoice! Here is a way to burn calories at work without even leaving your desk. Below are 5 tips for the busy individual to utilize in cutting some calories and potentially some pounds all the while at work.
Tapping or Bouncing Your Legs
Seriously, you can burn quite a significant amount of calories while performing this task even while at your desk. A study at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has shown that one can burn over 350 calories a day just by bouncing their legs up and down! That’s the equivalent of running three and a half miles a day in terms of calories burned. Try it out for yourself and reap the rewards of a healthier body and more toned legs and calves.
Chew Gum
Another unexpected, yet tried and true method of burning calories with minimum input. Although you won’t crank out the burned calories as quickly as you would with tip 5, Dan Benardot, Ph.D., R.D., author of Nutrition for Serious Athletes, has stated that you can burn 11 calories per hour by simply chewing gum. In an 8 hour work day that’s almost 90 calories and if you combine that with Tip 5 you are almost up to 450 calories per day already.
Take the Stairs
Unless you work in a one story building, your place of employment has stairs. Although you probably opt for the elevator everyday, taking the stairs is a quick 5 minute way to whisk away anywhere from 50-100+ calories per day. The average person burns 10 calories a minute or 50 calories per 5 minute period of stair climbing and slightly less for descending. So go ahead and take the stairs for a week and not only will you burn some calories but you will get in some aerobic exercise as well.
Ditch the morning coffee (or not)
Coffee is almost a given for anyone who wants to not only make it to work but actually get their work accomplished sufficiently as well but the downside to this is that drinking the magical energy elixir is bound to silently add some girth to your frame over time. Your average 16 ounce cup of coffee wit all the sugar, creme, and milk bells and whistles can easily top 200 calories and 10 grams of fat. So why not change up your recipe and see if you notice a change! Unbeknownst to most people, a cup of black coffee with no additives contains zero fat and only 2 calories so give black coffee a chance and watch the weight melt away gradually. If you can’t stand black coffee, try fat free or reduced calorie creamers and milk instead.
Join your employer’s fitness club
In today’s day and age most employers offer free or discounted fitness clubs, support groups or gyms in order to save on healthcare costs, so why not join yours? By utilizing this tool you can gain access to valuable nutritional information, personal trainer help, as well as a plethora of other services. Combine this tool with the aforementioned tips and you could be on the way to gratifying weight loss and overall good health.
In summation, by taking advantage of the above mentioned 5 tips for losing weight and attaining good health while at work, you can easily burn an extra 700+ calories per day without interfering with your already hectic daily schedule. When you note that 1 pound of fat takes 3500 calories to burn off, it becomes obvious that burning 700 per day in a 5 day work week will help you shed an easy pound a week or 50+ pounds a year!
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