Every woman seems concerned with getting more steps and more calories burned.
This is your basal metabolic rate (BMR).
With the fitness tracker and heart rate monitor (i.e.
Fidgeting
Raise your fidgeting hands… how many of your are chronic fidgeters?
And moving equals calorie burn!
Standing and fidgeting increases that calorie burn to nearly 950 calories more than remaining motionless.
So wiggle that foot, shake that knee and tap those phalanges.
During emotionally stressful moments, it is not uncommon for a person’s heart rate to elevate.
So coming back to the real question, does crying burn calories?
The answer is surprisingly yes, regardless of the way that you might cry.
Just to compare,CrossFitburns about 10 calories per minute.
But hey, who wants to pump iron when they’ve been dumped?
Cry it out, ladies.
Laughing
Yes!
Laughter gives the body a “mini aerobic workout.”
It causes the heart to beat faster, sending larger amounts of blood around the body.
Laughing burns calories by causing your heart rate to rise by 10 to 20 percent.
It’s the ultimate cardio!
So, laugh… a lot!
S-E-X
Ever wonder what kind of workout you get between the sheets?
(I swear I didn’t make that up).
The more time you spend between the sheets in active “play”, the more calories burned.
Eating
Chewing, my dears!
The act of masticating aka chewing involves serious jaw muscles to perform.
That act, along with swallowing and digesting, burns about 140 calories per hour.
Certain foods are known for their calorie burning.
One, in particular, can literallyburn.
Shopping
Haven’t you ever come back exhausted from a great shopping excursion?
A power shopper will burn even more calories.
burns about 47 calories.
And putting away all of those packages burns a more impressive 179 calories per hour.
Head to the mall and feel guilty no more!
Just stay away from the food court to avoid adding those calories back in.
Drinking
Drink up!
When it comes to drinking, the colder, the better.
On the opposite spectrum, drinking can actually add calories if you’re imbibing the wrong drinks.
Playing
Oh, glorious playtime!
I find that my patients have the hardest time working this calorie burner into their day.
But it does burn calories and, better yet, it’s fun!
Playing gives you family memories and, frankly, it’s just plain fun.
Who couldn’t use some more of that in their life?
Sleeping
Ah, one of my favorite “exercises.”
Yes, you even burn calories when you are snoozing!
An 8-hour overnight sleep burns a whopping 500 calories!
Wow, it might be time for me to take a short nap.
Burn, baby burn!
See a trend here, ladies?
Living a full life does burn extra calories.
Whoa, fun is the ultimate calorie burn?
Check out theHarvard Health Schoolfor more calorie-driven data.
