5 surprisingly simple ways to burn extra calories from home

You don’t have to go to the gym, not even outdoors, to burn calories. In fact, you can burn all the calories you want from the comfort of your home.

With that said, here are 5 surprisingly simple ways to burn calories from home.

Stay active as soon as you wake up

An easy way to prepare your body for the day is to do a small amount of exercise immediately after waking up.

This could be lunges, squats, push-ups, or even walking in place. Just take 10 minutes to get moving!

Increase your heart rate

Increasing your heart rate multiple times throughout the day is a great way to burn 200-400 calories.

How many calories you burn will, of course, depend on the type of activity you do.

An easy way to increase your heart rate is to jog in place for 30 seconds. Take a 60 second break and then do it again.

Repeat this interval 6 times.

It sounds simple but it is not easy!

Do interval training during commercial breaks

When you’re looking to burn the most calories in the least amount of time, interval training is the way to go.

The next time you watch your favorite TV show, plan to take intervals during each commercial break.

Intervals are short, intense bursts of exercise.

Great examples would be running on the treadmill as fast as you can during the commercial break or doing as many push-ups as you can.

Trust us, you’ll get a great workout by doing interval training during business breaks.

Keep your home cool

Yes, studies have shown that keeping your home cool can significantly increase the number of calories you burn throughout the day.

In fact, being in a cool environment can help you burn up to 40% more fat.

Sit on the floor while watching TV

It sounds crazy but it works …

When you sit on the floor, your body is forced to use more muscles to keep you upright.

You will also use more muscles when you stand up.

Simply recruiting more muscles will cause you to burn more calories throughout the day.

Although these 5 tactics sound very simple, they are also extremely effective.

Give them a try and let us know what you think.

You may be surprised at how many more calories you will start to burn throughout the day.