20 Ways to Burn 100 Calories in 10 Minutes

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basbaluva24
basbaluva24 Posts: 121
in Health and Weight Loss
Saw this quick article today and thought it might be helpful for busy bees..

"People often say that they don't have time to exercise, but I disagree. Everyone can spare 10 minutes a day to work out. One of my personal goals is to do something active every day, even if it's just for 10 minutes. So even on my busiest days, I won't make excuses. And I definitely won't convince myself that 10 minutes is too little to really matter. Ten minutes DOES matter—and it really does add up to big benefits for your body. If all you only did 10 minutes of exercise per day, that's 70 minutes and potentially 700+ calories that you could burn over the course of a week.

So when you're short on time and can only muster a short workout, intensity is key. Work harder for the most benefit and the biggest calorie burn for your buck. Really make those minutes count! Here are tons of workouts that burn around 100 calories (or more) in just 10 minutes, while also strengthening your heart and lungs and helping your blast stress. Now THAT is a worthwhile way to spend a few minutes of your time. "

*Based on a 160 lb woman

1. Cycling (12+ mph)
2. Racquetball
3. Running (at lest 12 mins per mile)
4. Simming laps or treading water
5. Playing basketball
6. Spinning class or staionary bike
7. Rowing
8. Boxing
9. Martial arts
10. Digging (heavy yard work)
11. Jumping rope (continuously)
12. Jumping Jacks
13. Rocking climbing
14. Walking on the treadmill (at least 4mph with 5% incline)
15. Water jogging
16. Kettlebell training
17. Jump start cardio workout
18. Bootcamp cardio workout
19. Kickboxing workout
20. Jumprope workout

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  • dosesr4winners20
    dosesr4winners20 Posts: 362
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    Thanks for the article post! Very useful info. 10 min a day does really add up!
  • hwilliams519
    hwilliams519 Posts: 428
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    Thanks for sharing!
  • aehartley
    aehartley Posts: 269 Member
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    bump to read later :-)
  • Izable2011
    Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
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    Yes any exercise is better than no exercise! Thanks for sharing.
  • JPayne53
    JPayne53 Posts: 235 Member
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    This is awesome... thank you for sharing! Makes it easy to see you can fit exercise in almost anywhere at anytime!! :bigsmile:
  • Sassy_Cass
    Sassy_Cass Posts: 408 Member
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    Here's to wishing there was something that could be done at the office that would burn at the same rate haha! Oh well - leg lifts and "low" energy activities it is!
  • svonberg
    svonberg Posts: 1
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    I am extremely busy b/c I work full time and am also in law school. So I have found workouts that I can do with kettlebells that take me 6 minutes and leave me wanting to die.

    Here is one routine:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOyZxI2Zs5w
  • meeshelly01
    meeshelly01 Posts: 2
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    Saw this quick article today and thought it might be helpful for busy bees..

    "People often say that they don't have time to exercise, but I disagree. Everyone can spare 10 minutes a day to work out. One of my personal goals is to do something active every day, even if it's just for 10 minutes. So even on my busiest days, I won't make excuses. And I definitely won't convince myself that 10 minutes is too little to really matter. Ten minutes DOES matter—and it really does add up to big benefits for your body. If all you only did 10 minutes of exercise per day, that's 70 minutes and potentially 700+ calories that you could burn over the course of a week.

    So when you're short on time and can only muster a short workout, intensity is key. Work harder for the most benefit and the biggest calorie burn for your buck. Really make those minutes count! Here are tons of workouts that burn around 100 calories (or more) in just 10 minutes, while also strengthening your heart and lungs and helping your blast stress. Now THAT is a worthwhile way to spend a few minutes of your time. "

    *Based on a 160 lb woman

    1. Cycling (12+ mph)
    2. Racquetball
    3. Running (at lest 12 mins per mile)
    4. Simming laps or treading water
    5. Playing basketball
    6. Spinning class or staionary bike
    7. Rowing
    8. Boxing
    9. Martial arts
    10. Digging (heavy yard work)
    11. Jumping rope (continuously)
    12. Jumping Jacks
    13. Rocking climbing
    14. Walking on the treadmill (at least 4mph with 5% incline)
    15. Water jogging
    16. Kettlebell training
    17. Jump start cardio workout
    18. Bootcamp cardio workout
    19. Kickboxing workout
    20. Jumprope workout
  • UniquelyNelly
    UniquelyNelly Posts: 6 Member
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    I love that I have more options than I thought. Thanks for this post!
  • pbolton16
    pbolton16 Posts: 87
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    That's great and I am going to copy and paste this and email it to my wife.
    She is active and doing so well right now but new ideas always help.
  • Angie80281
    Angie80281 Posts: 444 Member
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    bump
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
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    Bump!
  • sorberc
    sorberc Posts: 6 Member
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    I just might have to buy a jumprope! Thanks! :)
  • mymelody_78
    mymelody_78 Posts: 657 Member
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    <3 it! Thanks for the tip!
  • Kagard11
    Kagard11 Posts: 396 Member
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    These are great ways to get a kickstart for the day!
  • ch178
    ch178 Posts: 364 Member
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    bump
  • eliz_in_pink
    eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
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    bump
  • ozycat
    ozycat Posts: 72 Member
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    OOH! Interesting! BUMP!

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