A pound of the dreaded body fat is made up of an excess of 3500 calories. So when trying to lose weight we know this is how much we have to burn to lose it.
You can either eliminate 3500 calories a week from your diet or burn 3500 calories with exercise. For super fast results a combination of the 2.
All you need to keep fit and active is 5, 30 minute sessions of exercise a week. Check out how much weight you can lose a month from some of these activities. All 30 minute sessions, calories burnt based on an average size and weight man, over 5 sessions a week.
Power walk burns 335 cals = 1675 calories a week x 4 weeks = just under 2lbs of fat a month for a simple power walk.
Weight training can burn around 250 calories =1250 calories a week x 4 weeks = 1 & 1/4lbs of fatwithout doing any cardio!
Skipping at moderate pace will burn around 325 cals = 1625 calories a week x 4 weeks = 1 & 3/4lbs of fat a month.
Swimming will burn around 211 cals = 1055 calories a week x 4 weeks = 1 & 1/8 lbs. of fat a month.
Dancing will burn around 194 cals = 970 calories a week x 4 weeks = 1.1 lbs. of fat a month.
Tennis will burn around 282 cals = 1410 calories a week x 4 weeks = 1 & 1/2lbs of fat a month.
This is just an example of a few things you can do, for just 30 minutes that will make a big difference in a year to your weight and your heart health.
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