How to Burn Fat While Shopping

The holidays are prime shopping season and the best time to burn a few calories in the process. When schedules are packed and it is hard to find time to work out, make your daily activities do double duty. Grab a few friends and hit the stores to burn fat. If you are like most women, you love to shop. Combine your love of shopping with the need to burn off your holiday indulgences. Throw on your shopping shoes and get moving.

Instructions

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      Plan your shopping trip and enlist the help of friends or family. Shopping is always more fun with a friend. Malls are good places to burn fat while shopping because there are many stores under one roof.

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      Do a few calf raises when waiting in line. A few shopping trips and you will be on your way to leaner legs in no time.

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      Carry your bags whenever possible to burn maximum calories. So skip the cart and tote your bags for a better body.

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      Try some biceps curls when carrying bags with handles. This will tone your arms without a trip to the gym.

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      Pick up the pace when walking store to store. Walking at a pace of 2.5 mph burns 183 calories in one hour and 3.5 mph burns 277 calories per hour. Step up your pace and torch some calories.

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      Slip on a pedometer and watch the numbers add up. The Surgeon General recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity per day which is close to 10,000 steps. The pedometer will help you log your steps to keep track of progress.