"Calorie intake influences our fitness and health, so a solid approach is to create a calorie deficit to ensure we use our adipose fat stores [body fat]," says Olu Adepitan, fitness manager of BXR sports studio and science clinic. While the number of calories you burn depends on various factors, such as your weight, age and sex, "all of the activities below have positive outcomes on your physical and mental wellbeing," says Adepitan.
Tips to burn 100 calories
5mins
Sprinting
Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time.
5mins
Callisthenic Cardio
Callisthenic Cardio is a form of strength training consisting of a variety of movements that exercise large muscle groups (gross motor movements), such as standing, grasping, pushing, etc.
7mins
Swimming Vigorous Freestyle
Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley.
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7mins
Jump Rope
Skipping rope is a tool used in the sport of skipping/jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads.
8mins
Cycling (Vigorous)
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.
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10mins
Jogging
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase physical fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running but more than walking, or to maintain a steady speed for longer periods of time.
10mins
Stair Climbing
Stair climbing is the climbing of a flight of stairs. It is often described as a "low-impact" exercise, often for people who have recently started trying to get in shape.
10mins
Inline Skating
Inline skating is a multi-disciplinary sport and can refer to a number of activities practiced using inline skates.
11mins
Tennis Singles
Singles involves two players competing against each other, played on an informal basis.
13mins
Cycling (Leisure)
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.
Inline Skating
Inline skating is a multi-disciplinary sport and can refer to a number of activities practiced using inline skates.
15mins
H.I.I.T
H.I.I.T (High-intensity interval training) is a form of interval training, a cardiovascular exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods, until too exhausted to continue.
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15mins
Hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
20mins
Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage.
25mins
Strength Training
Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises which are designed to improve strength and endurance.
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31mins
Yoga
Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated in ancient India, aimed at controlling and stilling the mind, and recognising the detached 'witness consciousness as untouched by the activities of the mind and mundane suffering'.