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Burning Calories: Treadmills

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Working on treadmills is one of the best ways of exercising on machines, both to burn calories and for the ease of exercising. It has been proven in a study conducted by the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin that calories that are burned on a treadmill are around 865-705 on an average. 

Therefore, it proved to be better than stationary cycle, stair machine, rowing machine and ski machines. But, how is it possible to burn more calories in less time if you cannot take out much time for your workout?  

Tips for better outcome on a treadmill  
There are basically three tips given by our trainers who write for this website to super boost the calories burnt on the treadmill in lesser time:  

1.    Walk uphill – when you work on your treadmill incline, more of your muscles are made to work that burns more calories. This loss of calories can be doubled or even tripled depending upon your stamina. 

But, if you cannot afford to take out 20 minutes for this workout on an incline at a stretch, you can try incline intervals. That is to say, work on a steep incline for around 1-2 minutes, and then switch for 5 minutes to the normal incline and so on.  

The crux is not to allow your body to get used to a particular workout routine, which increases the amount of calories burnt even when the workout is over. 

2.    Do not hold onto handrails – Try to avoid to grip the handrails as this will reduce the efforts put on by your legs and reduce the calories burnt. As long as it is to maintain balance, it is fine. 

It is better to restrict your intensity until you are not holding onto handrails for any support. It is advisable to swing your arms and carry some weight if possible, so that the whole body gets involved into it. 

3.    Speed intervals – This is similar to incline interval and increase the calories but even after the workout is over. In this, you can walk at whatever you normal pace is for around 3 minutes followed by one minute of walk at a faster pace and repeating this. This way you will definitely feel a difference in yourself after the workout.  
 
Do not force yourself 
However, make sure that you do not push yourself for such hard exercises that you start feeling aches in your body. 

If you do, immediately consult a physician and slow down your pace at which you used to workout earlier. 

These are the three tips that can help you burn moiré calories by investing in les time on your treadmill. It is always better t consult a doctor before starting any exercise regime. 

Always be guided by the requirements of your body than what is being advised by others as everyone’s body is different.

Burning Calories: Aerobics

Monday, August 4th, 2008

In case you are getting tired easily these days, probably you need to concentrate on getting your body in shape, build some strength in your body and count the number of calories you are consuming. Increasing strength refers to increasing the capacity of your body so that you can stand and run for more than your usual capacity, lift weights easily ad perform better in your everyday tasks. 

In simple words, this will transform your body to a more enhanced version. You will not only look attractive physically like movie characters, but also able to complete your tasks without getting tired easily. All this can be achieved by aerobics exercises that need not necessarily be done at gym only. You can do them all at your home.  

Aerobics exercises at home  
Aerobics exercises are basically the exercises that provided the required oxygen to the body that burns calories and helps your muscles to operate in your body. Your everyday activities provided you with all the benefits of aerobic exercises, that too without wearing any of those annoying sticky Lycra uniforms.   

Benefits of household aerobics exercises  
Gardening and walking are the cardiovascular activities that can provide you with needed level of regular exercises. At the same time you complete your household work all by yourself such as cutting your lawn, washing you dog, shopping and others. This is also an agreed fact by all Fitness experts that aerobics exercises can help you reduce your waistline as it focuses on abdominal area where all the belly fats accumulates normally. 

Just imagine, around 15 minutes of walking twice everyday can do the trick for you, that too without any dieting. Apart from the fat stored around the waistline, it helps to reduce calories and overall health of an individual. 

Furthermore, people who regularly perform these household aerobics exercises also have reduced risks of suffering from cardiovascular diseases, depression, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease diabetes and at times even cancer later in life.   

Equation for healthy living  
Hence, it is advisable to select any physical activity that you can perform regularly with interest, then select another one and gradually proceed with the task for staying healthy. This way there are fewer chances that you will quit and you will also be satisfied that you have completed so many jobs of your house.  

Now if you are motivated enough to walk that extra mile for aerobics exercises, you can go for dancing, kickboxing, tai chi, swimming, gym or play tennis. The options available to you are just endless. The equation of healthy living can never be completed unless you indulge into it yourself. 

Based on the above mentioned solutions, the equation can therefore be summed up as: 
Aerobics + You = More Calories Burn = Increased Level of Fitness


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