Kick Up Your Heels- Dance while you’re getting ready in the morning or while you're cooking dinner at night--- shake it!
Sit Tall- Trade in your office chair for a stability ball- it forces you to sit up straight and strengthens your core.
Take it Outside- Play with your kids, instead of watching TV after dinner, go for family walk or practice soccer with them!
Laugh More – Lighten up! A study conducted at Vanderbilt University demonstrated that real laughter will burn 10 to 20 percent more calories, which means that 10 to15 minutes of laughter per day could increase total calories burned by10 to 40 calories (as much as 4 pounds lost in a year).
Get Heated - Drinking hot drinks several times during the day like organic coffee or green tea without sugar to boost metabolism.
Move Move Move! If you’re sitting at a desk all day - moving your feet, stretching your legs, or squeezing a rubber ball while sitting can be helpful. Can you believe that such simple movements can burn up to 500 calories a day?
Leave the Car At Home- Walk or bike to work or the gym and park as far away as you can at the grocery store.
Catch Some ZZZzzzzz’s- You can burn up to 200 calories while sleeping for around 7 hours.
Add Some Spice- If your health allows it, that is! Choosing spicy dishes (we do live in Louisiana!) is another way to burn more calories during the day. And they will also make you drink more water, which is great for your weight loss and health in general!
Stay Cool- In the winter, turn down the heat in your room, especially at night, and sleep under a lighter blanket. In the summer, turn on an air conditioning. A colder environment makes your body produce more heat and, therefore, burns more calories.
Happy Burning!
Megan
Who'd ever thought--stay cool.
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