Blast Calories and Burn Fat at Home

Burn Major Calories without the Gym

Whether you’re on a budget or need a more convenient workout routine, these 10 no-frills strategies will help you slim down anywhere
By Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie fitbie
 

Take the Stairs

Opting for the stairs instead of the elevator burns about 10 calories per minute, and doing it a few times a day can boost your fitness considerably in as little as 7 weeks, found a British researchers. When study authors had women trek up 199 stairs (a climb of just over 2 minutes) working up to 6 times over the course of their days, they boosted their healthy HDL cholesterol by 19% and lowered their heart rate by an average 7 beats per minute. Best of all, this is one workout that actually saves you time: When University of South Carolina at Aiken clocked workers taking either the stairs or the elevator as they went floor to floor, they found that the stairs were an average of 20 seconds faster per flight.

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