According to information about the gym, 2/3 of purchased passes remain unused. Do you dream of burning hundreds of calories, but so far you have lacked commitment to training? Before you irrevocably spend money on a membership card, and you run out of time or motivation to travel to the gym, try out slimming methods that you can implement without leaving your home.
A slight modification of the diet, housework, and even technological solutions are your allies, the calculations of nutritionists and research by scientists indicate the advantages of them. it is enough to search a bit to find something that fits our tastes.
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For starters, increase the amount of fiber in your daily diet, according to the reports of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worceste. You will provide this ingredient by eating vegetables (especially legumes), fruits, as well as whole grain products. Fiber will have positive effects by normalizing blood pressure and glucose and will contribute to the desired weight loss.
You don’t like housework? You may not know how many calories you’ll lose just by doing simple cleanups, the effects of which on weight may outweigh even running a marathon. British scientists illustrated the amount of calories burned on the example of the sum supplied with 12 donuts, which would range from 2500-3500 calories. However, such cleaning is not a joke, to burn so much, for example, in your daily schedule you should include:
- 1 hour vacuuming – 240 kcal less,
- 2 hours. dusting will allow you to lose 340 kcal,
- after 2,5 hours cleaning windows and floors – each of these activities will burn about 600 kcal,
- while 4 hours of cleaning and stacking cupboards equates to a loss of 950 kcal.
Do you watch a movie in the evening or read a bedtime story to your child? Sit on a gym ball instead of a chair. Each hour of trying to maintain balance will allow you to lose up to four times more calories than during regular rest. Physiotherapists praise the ball for the fact that it strengthens the muscles of the abdomen, back, paraspinal muscles, and also the muscles of the legs and pelvis. Burning calories can be compared to work that requires us to stand, although, according to the European Journal of Applied Physiology, the ball carries more beneficial benefits for our body.
Download applications for a tablet, phone or TV, which, thanks to the variety of training, will increase your motivation to continue exercising by as much as 45%. This is confirmed by tests conducted by researchers from the University of Florida. Noteworthy is “Fitnoteq”, defined as the first database of fitness courses dedicated to people who do not go to the gym. Polish instructors guarantee no routine, dance, exercises to strengthen or stretch muscles and burn fat. The created programs will suit new mothers, pregnant women and athletes practicing jogging or winter sports.
Gadgets such as an electronic jumping rope with a display of calories burned, or a smart yoga mat that watches over the correct position during exercise can also be helpful.