Fat burning activities
January 15, 2010 by kikaygurl
Filed under Fitness, Weight Loss
Here’s another reason why you should get fit and healthy apart from wanting to look fab. According a study published in the International Journal of Obesity, maintaining a healthy weight prevents you from getting sick — allowing you to work more and earn more. So whatever financial goals you have this year, you stand a better chance of reaching it if you don’t get sick so often.
Are you into sports? If not so much, there are a lot of fun activities you can engage in so you won’t feel its a workout at all. Remember, excess fat is unused fuel in the body and regular exercise helps us to use stored fat. Males and females don’t burn fat at the same rate, even if they are doing the same thing.
If you’re counting calories, here’s a good idea of how much calories you actually burn when you engage in any of these activities:
Activity Female Male
Brisk walking 215 299
billiard,bowling, golf, 189 198
table tennis and volleyball
stretching/ flexing 152 183
cyclcing* 247 198
slow walk* 180 168
badminton* 315 198
dancing,gardening,swimming 315 336
and tennis
jogging 281 363
basketball,climbing,running 378 396
and football
strolling 144 150
walking at a normal pace:
flat surface 148 195
uphill 276 342
downhill 180 186
*Females have a higher metabolic cost for cycling, badminton and walking slowly than males. Metabolic cost is the energy expended in performing an activity.
