Summer Activities and Burning Calories: Fitness Friday
August 17, 2012
Looking for new ways to burn more calories? Summer is almost gone, but Bob Greene, Oprah’s trainer and founder of “The Best Life”, says, “ If you seize the summer, you can end the season in better shape than you started.” Check out this list of summer activities that Bob suggests to try which will attribute to burning calories. Here are 8 great ideas to help you stay fit just by being outdoors and enjoying what’s left of summertime.
•Frisbee—109 Calories: Embrace your inner hippie and get back into the Frisbee-throwing game with some friends (including the four-legged kind).
•Bicycling—145 Calories: Go for a spin at a slow to moderate pace on the open road (just be sure to wear your helmet!) Speed up to a fast pace to double your calorie burn.
•Paddle boating—145 Calories: This leisure-time activity is more vigorous than you realize.
•Badminton—163 Calories: Keep your eye on the birdie and burn calories with this Olympic sport.
•Building a sandcastle—181 Calories: Playing in the sand—digging and carrying buckets filled with sand and water offers a pretty good workout.
•Swimming—218 Calories: Jump in for an unstructured swim to burn calories and stay cool. If you swim laps at a leisurely place, you can burn more than 250 calories.
•Tennis (singles) – 290: Get that racket out of the back of the closet, and hit the courts for an activity you’ll just love.
•Beach volleyball – 290: You’ll have a lot more fun—and burn a lot more calories—than simply lying under an umbrella.
For more information on Bob Greene and best life see www.thebestlife.com
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