Fitness

10 Ways to Burn More Calories Just By Sitting

Who needs the gym when you can do these sneaky moves and lose weight with almost no effort?

by Kristina Grish

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Snack Often Most bodies use more energy digesting smaller meals every few hours than if we were to eat the same number of calories in two or three sittings only. Davenport says to shoot for five small meals a day: breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. "By eating frequently, we don't kick our bodies into starvation mode, which means our metabolism slows down and our body wants to store extra calories as fat," she says. "We also don't get super hungry and then overindulge when we finally do eat." Also, keep carbs earlier in the day as your morning snack, and make the remaining meals focused on protein and fiber. "By doing this, we can burn those carbs throughout the day while we're moving around, even at our desks, and not turn it into fat as we would if we ate them before bed."

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Love these ideas.

by Monique3 Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 10:17AM Report as inappropriate

I'm going to try these today!

by LittleBunny Friday, December 21, 2012 at 11:16AM Report as inappropriate

Definitely going to do these in class!

by schien Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:35AM Report as inappropriate

I can do these almost anywhere!

by anna_cookie_hwang Monday, October 15, 2012 at 08:15PM Report as inappropriate

I am sitting on a ball right now in front of the computer. It really works your whole body!

by nicolemakris Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 11:29PM Report as inappropriate

Fun article !

by Ladybugg9 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:35AM Report as inappropriate

I always watch at least one comedy show a day just to brighten my mood but now that I learned that laughing really does burn calories I probably will watch more !

by Ladybugg9 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:13AM Report as inappropriate

will definitely try some of these out!

by Chris213 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 06:23PM Report as inappropriate

I agree with @Ydabney!

by asiagirl4ever Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 10:32AM Report as inappropriate

One of the best articles!!! Thanks

by Ydabney Friday, August 10, 2012 at 08:11AM Report as inappropriate