How to Burn Calories Without Going to the Gym

When you stand, your body allows you to stand with legs and other supporting muscles to use major muscle groups. You engage a lot more muscles by standing. The more muscles you engage, the more calories you burn. So try to do most tasks standing instead of sitting.

Research shows that sitting for long periods of time slows down metabolism and releases hormones that negatively affect your health. Listen to your phone while standing. Stand on the metro/bus if you can.

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Although we all know that sitting for long periods of time is not good for health. But there are many places where we cannot stand, like dinner or meetings etc. In such a situation, you can sit tall. When you sit tall, you engage your core muscles to support the upper body. So the more muscles you keep engaged, the more calories you will burn. So, sit straight and tighten your abdominal muscles and keep your metabolism right.

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Research shows a clear link between low vitamin D levels and increased weight. And some estimates claim that most urban Indians are vitamin D deficient. Experts say that you can eat more foods like dairy that contain vitamin D, but the best way to get vitamin D is through sunlight. And get sunlight for like 10 minutes every morning.

Pets and kids are a great way to help you burn calories. Take them to the park, play with them, run with them and burn calories at the same rate as you would in a gym. Play with kids in a stop-start format as it burns more calories.

Sleeping is an amazingly restorative process in your body. It helps your body physically and mentally. When you sleep more, it helps your body repair, heal and grow muscles, which increases your metabolism and helps your body burn calories. When you don’t get enough sleep, it makes your body crave more calories, it slows down your metabolism, and it even affects your cognitive skills. So, get enough sleep, burn more calories and stay smart!

If you are thinking that you exercise and you don’t really need to do it, you might be wrong. Most people eat 1500-2500 calories per day. With an hour of exercise, you can probably burn 400-600 calories. So to actually burn calories, you need to be active through the day and it is the calories burned through these little activities during the day that really matter.