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The Best Calorie-Burning Winter Activities

Jason — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:00:19 +0000

Many people look at the winter season as a time to let up on their outdoor exercise because the weather is too nasty. But there’s no reason to hibernate. There are plenty of things to do that aren’t just fun, but can also burn some serious calories.

Here are some winter activities and the calories burned. The number of calories will vary depending on your weight. So, for the sake of simplicity, this will be based on someone who is 160 pounds:

Downhill Skiing - Skiing isn’t just fun, it’s a great way to burn calories and workout your entire body. Make sure you warm up and stretch before you head out on the slopes. You should also stretch after skiing to minimize the pain. If you don’t, be prepared to feel like your thighs are on fire. If you ski for an hour (and who doesn’t ski longer?), you will burn about 740 calories.

Cross-Country Skiing – This is one of the less-popular snow activities, but it is one of the best ways to burn calories. Think of it as a cross between skiing, hiking, and running. For an hour of cross-country skiing you are rewarded with about 1,000 calories burned.

Sledding - This favorite childhood activity is a little more leisurely than most, but you can still burn nearly 500 calories while doing it for an hour.

Snowboarding - More popular than ever, this “extreme” snow activity will help you to burn close to 500 calories an hour.

Ice Skating – Why do you think ice skaters are so fit? Because an hour of even moderate ice skating can burn over 500 calories.

Shoveling Snow - Snow storms are blanketing the cooler U.S. climates. If you have to shovel snow, it’s usually seen as a chore; instead appreciate the fitness value and the more than 400 calories you’ll burn in an hour.

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Top 5 Fat Burning Exercises

Matt — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:00:53 +0000

Tired of your old, boring workout routine and searching for a new and enjoyable one? Today, I am going to discuss the top five exercises that burn calories like it is going out of style.

1. Swimming Workouts are a fun and enjoyable activity for almost anyone and burns up to 700 calories per hour.

2. Running stairs adds a new twist to your cardio routine and burns up to 700 per hour calories as well.

3. Boxing is a great total body exercise and burns around 900 calories per hour.

4. Snow skiing or snowboarding burn 600 to 700 calories per hour, depending on your weight, but is expensive and the mountains are not always right next door. It is still a great workout and helps reduce a great deal of stress.

5. Running, the best of both worlds. Although rough on the joints, it is by far the best fat burning exercise for the body. Running burns up to 1,000 calories per hour, depending on how fast and far you are running.

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The Ultimate Pre-Ski/Snowboard Workout

Matt — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:30:46 +0000

Winter is definitely here, for most of the nation anyway. I have put together a short list of exercises that may help build the strength and endurance needed for the next time you hit the mountain. Skiing and snowboarding are both a great lower body workout and require a great deal of muscular endurance as well. There are several muscles targeted while performing these enjoyable winter activities. The hips, hip flexors, ab and adductor muscle groups (in and outer thigh muscles), quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and triceps are among the main muscle groups used.

I used to live in Keystone, Colorado and have spent “many of day” sitting in the hot tub after a long day of riding. Honestly, I wished I had trained the specific muscles required so I could have decreased or even eliminated the muscle soreness. By training these muscle groups, you will be able to ski or board longer, faster, and enjoy the fresh snow and the best scenery that nature has to offer.

The exercises listed below are intended to increase muscular endurance and I recommend performing them in a circuit training style of work-out. A circuit consists of moving from one machine or exercise to another without stopping or resting in between sets. I recommend using a medium weight while performing two to three sets of 20 to 30 repetitions. I also recommend performing this workout at least two weeks before you hit the snow.

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Things To Do Instead Of Working-Out

Matt — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:06 +0000

This is kind of a crazy topic, but we all seem to get bored with the whole exercise thing. I work-out five or six days a week and sometimes I feel like I need a change or a break. So, I have made a list of some activities and the calories expended during each that can help break-up the monotony and let you expend some energy elsewhere.

These statistics are based on a 150 pound person at a thirty minute interval.

Basketball (Shooting Baskets): 153 calories

Shooting Pool: 85 calories

Bike Riding (Moderate Intensity): 272 calories

Bowling: 102 calories

Frisbee: 102 calories

Golf (No Cart Boys): 153 calories

Racquetball: 238 calories

Sky Diving: 119 calories

Raking Leaves: 146 calories

Mowing Lawn (Push mower of course): 204 calories

Vacuuming: 119 calories

Ironing: 78 calories

Chasing Kids (Vigorous Effort): 170 calories

Gardening: 136 calories

Skiing/Snowboarding: 272 calories

Shopping (Ladies cut it out): 78 calories (Non-speed shopper)

Walking Dog: 119 calories

Sleeping (My favorite): 30 calories

Eating at Texas Road House: +700 calories (which is what I’m doing tonight)

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