A pound of body fat is equal to 3500 calories (give or take a few).
And for all of you remedial math students, if you burn an extra 500 calories every day of the week, you should lose 1 pound of fat per week.The average man weighs 191 lbs. The average woman weighs 164.
The following list highlights activities that will burn 500 calories.
Perform one of these activities each and every day and you will burn off 3500 calories, or 1 pound of squishy body-fat each week.
1.Bicycling, leisure, Slower than 10 mph, to work or for pleasurefor 2+ hours.
2.Fooling around for 5+ hours.
3.Calisthenics, heavy, vigorous effort, Including pushups, situps, pullups, jumping jacks for 1 hour.
4.Multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort for 2 hours.
5.Ballroom, slow, Waltz, foxtrot, slow dancing, samba, tango, 19th century, mambo, chacha for 3 hours.
6.Carrying infant or 15 pound load (e.g. suitcase), level ground or downstairs for 2.5 hours.
7.Sitting while talking, Including talking on the phone for 13 hours.
8.Gardening, general for 1.5 hours.
9.Swimming laps, freestyle, slow, moderate or light effort for 1 hour.
10.Mowing lawn, walk, power mower for 1.5 hours.
So the primary goal is to keep moving and stay active.
Third party by: Developing Healthy Habits.