Exercise is important for a healthy body and brain but the cost of a gym membership is a bit too much for most these days. Ever since we had to sadly cut our gym membership from our budget, I have been looking for ways to burn calories and keep in shape. Over at divine caroline I found this article on fresh ideas for fun calorie burners.
Here are some of divine carolines ideas:
Solo
- Hula hooping – up to 600 calories burned an hour.
- Hacky sack – 263 calories burned an hour.
- Sledding – 461 calories burned an hour.
- Tai Chi – 263 calories burned an hour.
With a partner
- Playing catch – 164 calories burned an hour.
- Ping pong – 263 calories burned an hour.
- Fast dancing – 316 calories burned an hour.
- Slow dancing – 197 calories burned an hour.
- Sex – 104 calories burned an hour.
With a group
- Ultimate Frisbee – 527 calories burned an hour.
- Water volleyball – 197 calories burned an hour.
- Kickball – 460 calories burned an hour.
Around the house activities
- Gardening – 263 calories burned an hour.
- Raking the lawn – 283 calories burned an hour.
- Painting – 296 calories burned an hour.
- Mowing the Lawn – 362 calories burned an hour.
- Grocery shopping – 151 calories burned an hour.
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