Hate running? Does the idea of a barre class make you curl into the fetal position? No worries! You can still torch calories even without heading to the gym and sweating through your workout gear.
True, we ALL should get off our butts and exercise. It's important for our health. But if you just can't manage, read on for some ridiculously easy ways to burn fat — sometimes without (literally) lifting a finger.
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Sit on a Ball
That's right. Get out of your chair, and sit on an exercise ball instead. Voilà. By wiggling here and there to keep your balance, you just burned 260 more calories.
Relax
When you're stressed out, your mind races, but that doesn't mean you're burning through extra calories. In fact, you're actually burning fewer. It's the people who keep calm and carry on who work off an extra 104 calories.
Spend More Time in Your Bedroom
An hour of foreplay and sex? 100 calories torched. You're welcome.
Move Your Couch
Don't you think that bookshelf would look a tad better waaaay over there? Here's what might clinch the decision: 30 minutes of furniture rearranging blasts away about 200 calories.
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Drink Water
The recommended eight glasses a day, to be precise. According to one study, people who drank that much water burned nearly 100 extra calories a day.
Bathe Your Pup
Get Fido (does anyone call their dog "Fido" anymore?) in the bath for 25 minutes, and you've got a win-win situation on your hands. He'll smell a WHOLE lot better, and you'll be down 100 calories.
Pop a Piece of Gum
How can chewing gum be a bad habit if it causes you to obliterate 11 calories every 12 minutes? We say pop in a piece of sugar-free and go for it.
Hit the Pool Hall
Next time Date Night rolls around, tell your man you're playing pool. Thirty-five minutes behind the eight ball, and you'll torch nearly 100 calories.
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Get Some Retail Therapy
Window shopping for just 30 minutes burns 100 calories. If you actually pull out your wallet and PAY for something? Well, we're guessing you'll burn even more!
Hang With Your Kids
Playgrounds aren't JUST for kids. Put your smartphone away, and get in on that next game of "Lava Monster." Or swing. Or take up space on the teeter-totter. Not only will your kiddos be thrilled, but you'll also burn as many as 272 calories an hour.
Fidget
Tap your foot. Shake your leg. Drum your fingers on the table. It doesn't matter HOW you fidget but doing so, 3-5 minutes a time, 8-10 times a day, will help you burn as many as 300 calories.
Binge-Watch Your Fave Comedy
This one's almost too good to be true. Laughing for 10-15 minutes, say while you're watching an ep of Inside Amy Schumer, burns up to 50 calories.
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