5 surprisingly easy ways to burn extra calories at home

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

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

Activate as soon as you wake up

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

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

Increase your heart rate

Raising your heart rate several times throughout the day is a great way to burn 200 to 400 calories.

The number of calories you burn will, of course, depend on the type of activity you do.

An easy way to get your heart rate up 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 maximum calories in minimum time, interval training is the way to go.

The next time you watch your favorite TV show, plan to do breaks during every 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 doing interval training during commercial 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 you watch TV

Sounds crazy but it works…

When you sit on the ground, your body is forced to use more muscles to keep you in an upright position.

You will also use more muscles when you stand up.

The simple act of recruiting more muscles will lead to you burning more calories throughout the day.

Although these 5 tactics sound super 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’ll begin to burn throughout the day.