Calories are a measure of energy, and burning them involves using the body’s energy. To burn calories more efficiently, increase activity levels and reduce calorie intake. Walking, taking the stairs, and practicing gentle sports can all help burn more calories.
Calories refer to energy and specifically a single calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius, which is almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit. So when you’re burning calories, what you’re really doing is using your body’s energy. We measure the amount of energy burned by calories, and more or longer activity will burn calories at a faster rate.
Almost everything you do will help you burn calories. This includes going up and down your own stairs, vacuuming floors, running errands to the store, or playing moderately with your pet. Most of us want to know how to burn calories more efficiently and how to burn more calories in general.
A basic nutrition rule is that your calorie intake (what you eat and drink) should not exceed the number of calories you burn. In fact, if you can reduce your calorie intake to less than what you’re burning, you’ll most likely lose weight. This is because we have stored energy in areas like fat. If we are not taking in enough calories, a healthy body is likely to start accessing that stored energy for its energy needs.
What can you do to burn calories at a faster rate? There are many things. Taking a walk for about half an hour at a leisurely pace burns about 90 calories. If you want to increase your calorie burn, you can pick up your pace. If you can walk at a speed of about 3 miles per hour (4.2 km per hour), you can burn about 200 calories in a 30-minute period. That might be enough to allow you to have some cookies after dinner, or just to slowly lose weight.
It’s important to reiterate that we burn calories pretty much all the time, and you can choose other activities to increase your calorie burn. Increasing the amount of time you walk anywhere will help you burn more calories. For example, taking the stairs to work instead of the elevator will be a better method of burning calories. Parking some distance from stores or your office gives you another opportunity to burn more calories.
Many gentle sports suitable for many people can help you increase energy production. Consider activities like tai chi or yoga. Even fun things like listening to 20 minutes of music a day can help you burn extra calories per minute. If you’re interested in more ways to burn calories, check out diet or exercise books or online calorie calculators that can help you determine how much energy each activity uses.
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