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Cardio is probably the simplest type of exercise if you don’t make it a chore. Here are 5 things you can do to burn the calories and still have fun:
1.) Play A Dancing Game On Wii / Kinect / PS2 - Playing Just Dance burns TONS of calories and gives you a great work out. It’s super fun, especially if you play it with friends. I’ve even gone retro and pulled out my old dance mat before and plugged it into my TV.
2.) Walk To A Near By Place With a Friend - In the spring and summer, I love walking places with my friend. We’ve walked more than a mile before. It’s a lot of fun and burns off the pounds.
3.) Play a Childhood Game - Tag, Marco Polo, Hide and Seek, Whatever you want. Release your inner child and burn some calories while you’re at it. This is why obesity is spreading rampant in children - they don’t find joy in these games.
4.) Have Sex - This probably sounds ridiculous but the more rigorous sex you have, the more calories you burn. Don’t forget kissing and foreplay burn even more calories ;)
5.) Take The Stairs On Campus and Park Far Away- This may not be much exercise, but parking closer and taking the elevator burn less calories through the day. You should be taking 10,000 steps per day and doing these activities add to this, plus make for more calories burned.
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Burn 300 Calories in 22 Minutes!
You’ll need: A 10- to 15-pound kettlebell ($30 and up).
The plan: Warm up for five minutes (shadowbox, jump rope—you decide). Then do each three-move round, performing every exercise for one minute. Take a one-minute breather between rounds. Try the sizzle session three times a week on nonconsecutive days.
ROUND 1
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WORKS: abs, butt, thighs
Stand with feet staggered, right leg in front, holding kettlebell horns at chest. Rotate torso to left as you bring left knee toward right elbow (as shown). Return to start. Repeat quickly on opposite side. Continue for 1 minute.
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Tip-top Toner
WORKS: arms, abs, butt, thighs, calves
Stand on tiptoes, holding kettlebell upside down by horns at chest; squat (as shown). Stay on tiptoes and stand, straightening arms overhead, then lower kettlebell behind head until forearms are parallel to floor. Reverse movement to return to start. Continue for 1 minute.
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Liftoff
WORKS: shoulders, arms, back, abs, butt, thighs
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding horns at chest. Lunge left leg back, raising arms overhead (as shown). Stand, kicking left leg forward as you lower arms to chest. Return to lunge. Continue for 30 seconds. Switch sides; repeat.
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ROUND 2
Low and Go
WORKS: shoulders, arms, back, abs, legs
Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart, toes out, holding horns at chest. Squat, lowering arms toward floor, then step left leg back and to right as you extend arms overhead (as shown). Return to squat. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.
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Thigh Thinner
WORKS: thighs, butt, calves
Stand with feet hip-width apart, toes out, holding horns at chest. Lift left heel off floor, then squat (as shown). Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.
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Whittling Warrior
WORKS: abs, butt, legs
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding kettlebell horns at chest. Lunge back with left leg. Stand, bringing left thigh parallel to floor. Bend forward, lowering arms toward floor, extending left leg behind you until parallel to floor (as shown). Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.
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ROUND 3
Plank Kick-out
WORKS: shoulders, arms, chest, abs
Start in plank with right hand on kettlebell. Hold plank as you extend left foot to right side at a 45-degree angle (as shown). Return to plank. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.
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Butt-firming Bridge
WORKS: butt, arms, chest, back, abs
Sit with knees bent, feet flat, back at a 45-degree angle, holding horns at chest. Lower your back to floor, then lift hips until body forms a straight line as you extend arms overhead to floor (as shown). Return to start. Continue for 1 minute.
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Chiseling Circle
WORKS: abs, butt, legs
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding horns at chest. Step right leg back and to left, then explode upward, swinging leg (as shown) in a circle. Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.
a sore body today is a strong body tomorrow.
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