Other Weight Loss Exercises - Calories burned with other types of weight loss exercises
Since you should continue with exercise even when reaching optimal body weight not only to maintain a healthy weight but maintain health as well. You should perhaps consider an exercise which burns less calories if you believe that walking burns too little calories and do not see yourself running for the rest of your life either. The purpose of weight loss diet is not only lose the excess pounds but to maintain healthy body weight when achieving it which means you need to continue with diet and exercise for the rest of your life if you do not want to be caught in the vicious circle of weight loss and gain.
Any activity which requires movement is essential for successful weight loss and maintenance of healthy body weight on long term. However, considering that knowing how much calories you burn with different physical activity often provides additional motivation to stick with it lets see how much you burn in 30 minutes with the following types activities:
- bicycling 190 calories
- basketball 240 calories
- dancing 100 calories
- ice skating 260 calories
- cross-country skiing 260 calories
- skiing 180 calories
- swimming 260 calories
- tai chi 180 calories
- tennis 240 calories
- volleyball 180 calories
As you see 30 minutes of almost any kind of exercise most days of the week and reduction of daily calorie intake is efficient way to lose excess pounds for good.