How To Burn More Calories: Part 2

How did you go with last week’s Weight-Loss Action Challenge to burn more calories when you exercise?

This week we’re going to focus on burning more calories again. But this time let’s look at ways to burn calories outside our workout regime.

This week, let’s focus on burning more calories by moving more in everyday life.

I like to think of this as micro-exercise, or you can also call it incidental exercise or lifestyle exercise.

Whatever you call it, how can we we make it more of a habit?

How I’ll Burn More Calories Through Micro-Exercise

I’m going to do this in several ways:

• Instead of allowing things to pile up at the bottom of my stairs to take up in one go, I’m going to take them up upstairs immediately
• When I do my late-night tidy I’m going to do it faster and more energetically
• I’m going to stop texting when I walk so I can walk faster
• I’m going to pump up my balance ball so I can sit on it while I work at my desk
• I’m going to do 30 squats or jumping jacks before I pop into bed.

How Will You Burn More Calories Through Micro-Exercise?

Now it’s your turn.

Decide how you’ll burn more calories through micro-exercise this week.

You could use stairs instead of escalators, walk instead of drive, wash the car yourself instead of using a car wash.

If you’re stumped for ideas, there are plenty of suggestions for micro-exercise habits on Day 18: Burn More Calories With Micro-Exercise from the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon.

So… what will you choose for this week?

Leave a comment below (or here if you’re reading this in an email or reader) to say what you’re doing for this week’s Weight-Loss Action Challenge, or just to check in.

See you next week!