04 Thursday Oct 2018
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Next time you hit the treadmill, raise the incline. Exercise physiologist Tom Holland says the “zero setting” on most machines is actually slightly downhill. He says a 1-point-zero incline will be flatter, and help you burn more calories.
18 Monday Sep 2017
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When you’re walking, go a little faster sometimes, then go a little slower…… and keep switching it up. According to the journal Biology Letters, varying your walking speed burns 20% more calories than strolling along at a steady pace.
23 Wednesday Aug 2017
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You can burn calories without traditional exercise. Take your kid’s backpack – or your heavy handbag – and carry those 10 extra pounds around. Throw in a couple hills, and you’ll burn about 415 calories per hour at a regular walking pace. That’s 57 calories more than you’d burn strolling without the backpack or handbag.
