Exercise is great for your body. It can help you lose weight, increase energy levels, and improve mood. But some exercises are better than others at burning calories. If you want to get the most out of your workout while also burning more calories, try these exercises:
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
HIIT is the best way to burn fat and lose weight. It burns more calories than steady-state cardio, can be done in a shorter amount of time, can be done at home or at a gym, and can be as simple as 1:1 interval sprints and walk/jog rest periods.
Running uphill burns almost twice as many calories as running on flat ground--so if you want to get even more out of your HIIT sessions (and who doesn't?), run up hills! If this sounds intimidating or impossible for you right now because it's winter or snowing outside or whatever excuse comes up next...don't worry! You don't have to go all Millennial Fitness Guru on us just yet; just try walking upstairs instead of taking the elevator when possible (which will also help reduce stress).
Lifting Weights
Weightlifting is a great way to burn calories, especially if you're new to it. If you have access to a gym, there are many different machines and free weights that can be used for weightlifting. If not, don't worry! You can do these same exercises at home with just your body weight or some dumbbells from Amazon Prime (if they deliver to where you live).
If this is your first-time lifting weights, start with light weights and focus on the proper form--the last thing anyone wants is an injury because they were trying too hard! Be careful not only when picking up heavy objects but also while doing squats and lunges; if anything feels wrong in any area of the body while performing these exercises then stop immediately until further notice from someone who knows more than me about what's going on over here with my knees right now...
Running
Running is a great exercise for your heart and lungs, as well as your legs and mental health. It's easy to do almost anywhere, at any time of day or night. Running strengthens bones, too!
Running is one of the most effective ways to burn calories because it raises your metabolism for hours after you finish running. If you run five miles per hour (8 km/h), which is about the average speed for an adult runner in good shape, then you'll use up about 300 calories per hour--that's 600 calories in just 30 minutes! If that sounds like too much effort for now but maybe someday soon? You can always jog instead: jogging burns about half as many calories per minute than running does because it uses less oxygen--but still enough so that after 30 minutes on the treadmill at 4 mph (6 kph) or 5 mph (8 kph), most people will have burned off 200-250 calories from their bodies' stores of glycogen stored within muscle cells.
Rowing
Rowing is a total body workout that targets the core, back, and arms. Rowing machines are available in gyms, or you can purchase your own ergometer (a machine designed specifically for rowing). Either way, this exercise will burn calories quickly!
How to do it: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart on the platform of the rower with knees slightly bent and arms extended straight down toward the handle grips. Bend over so that your back is parallel to the floor; keep your knees pointing forward throughout the exercise. Pulling with large muscle groups in both legs simultaneously drives the torso into an upright position as feet remain flat on the floor throughout the movement.
These are the best burners.
HIIT: High-intensity interval training is all about short bursts of high-energy activity followed by rest periods. It can be done with any type of cardio machine, but it's especially effective with running and rowing machines because they allow you to work at your own pace, which makes it easier to target different muscle groups.
Aerobic exercise: This kind of exercise raises your heart rate while using large muscle groups in a continuous manner for an extended period of time (more than 20 minutes). Aerobic exercises include brisk walking, swimming laps, and running on a treadmill at a moderate pace--about four miles per hour or faster if you're just starting out.
Strength training: This type of exercise builds muscle mass by targeting specific areas that need strengthening through resistance movements such as lifting weights or doing pushups against gravity rather than against each other like in wrestling matches between opponents trying to throw each other off balance so they fall down too quickly before being able to hit back hard enough so their opponent also falls down from being hit hard enough.
Conclusion
We hope you found this article helpful and informative. We know that it can be hard to find the time and motivation to exercise, but we want you to know that there are so many great options out there! And if you don't feel like doing any of these activities at all? That's okay too--there are plenty more ways for everyone to get moving in their daily lives (like walking instead of driving short distances). The most important thing is just getting up off the couch and getting moving in some way shape or form!
