Basically, to lose weight and stay in shape, it’s important to burn more calories than you consume. Depending on the type, exercise and sports can consume a lot of energy.
The number of calories burned depends on three things: your weight, the type of sport and the intensity. But what makes the most sense to lose weight as long as possible, but still quickly?
You shouldn’t eat this after exercise
A double serving of spaghetti after a workout is tempting, but not healthy. These three alternatives are optimal for the body.
A double serving of spaghetti after a workout is tempting, but not healthy. These three alternatives are optimal for the body.
One thing can already be said: the more you exercise, the greater the fat burning and thus the fat loss. Of course, you should not exceed your own stress limit. Three sports are ideal for this.
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Swim
Swimming is an ideal sport to supplement your fitness program to lose body fat and improve your health. Endurance training in the water improves your physical condition, it strengthens your cardiovascular system and therefore your immune system.
In the water you train more muscle groups at the same time. Just like jogging, swimming strengthens the muscles of the legs and buttocks. But the muscles of the arms, shoulders, chest and back in particular benefit more from training in the water than from jogging.
Due to the high water resistance and the body’s adaptation to the lower water temperature, more calories are burned and the metabolism is activated. This is why swimming is so effective.
At the same time, swimming is one of the most joint-gentle sports, as the strain on ligaments and joints is around 90% less than on land. Swimming is therefore particularly suitable as an ideal sport for overweight people.
Swimming strokes release stubborn tension in the neck and neck. The rhythmic movements and the supposed weightlessness in the water also ensure a reduction in stress hormones and thus general relaxation. Swimming for half an hour (crawl style) burns about 350 kilocalories.
How many calories do we burn while swimming?
Swimming is one of the healthiest sports because it is easy on the joints and trains not only strength and endurance, but also coordination and mobility. Plus, of course, calories are burned – sometimes even more than you think. Blick shows how the welcome cooling on hot summer days can also be used as sports training.
Swimming is great for losing weight.
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Swimming is one of the healthiest sports because it is easy on the joints and trains not only strength and endurance, but also coordination and mobility. Plus, of course, calories are burned – sometimes even more than you think. Blick shows how the welcome cooling on hot summer days can also be used as sports training.
To ride a bike
Cycling has become an endurance sport for young and old in recent decades. It is gentle on the joints, since up to 80% of the body weight rests on the saddle, and is therefore particularly suitable for beginners.
Hardly any sport is as good as cycling. Above all, the cardiovascular system, the transport system of the body, is trained. In addition, a number of many other muscle groups are strengthened.
Cycling is an optimal form of endurance training. It also gently stimulates the heart and circulation. In addition, the lungs are involved or strengthened, the breathing of the whole body is stimulated and the vegetative nervous system is positively influenced.
Anyone who rides a bike does something good for their leg muscles, just like swimming. When cycling, a wide variety of leg muscles are used. The spine is not overworked, which protects against wear and strengthens the spine, as the muscles of the trunk, neck, shoulders and arms have to do a lot of support work for the back.
When cycling, the fun factor is also very high. You have a great nature experience, enjoy the speed and maybe get an incentive from group training. The average calorie consumption at a speed of about 15 km/h is 120-200 kilocalories per hour.
Tips for cycling training
Nothing planned for the weekend or during the holidays? Then you can plan a short or longer bike tour. Find out here how a trip on two wheels can become a sporting pleasure and why the bike is so useful in everyday life.
Nothing planned for the weekend or during the holidays? Then you can plan a short or longer bike tour. Find out here how a trip on two wheels can become a sporting pleasure and why the bike is so useful in everyday life.
To jog
When it comes to endurance and fitness training, jogging remains one of the most effective sports. Basically, if you want to run, you only need two things: your shoes and your motivation!
As a beginner you should of course not just sprint, otherwise you will run out of breath after a very short time and your motivation will fly away. Run a little slower at first, but keep a steady pace over a longer distance.
Caloric consumption for half an hour of jogging at a rate of 6h20 minutes per kilometer is approximately 385 kilocalories. Running also stimulates the afterburn effect, which means calories are still being burned hours after running.
7 mistakes while jogging
Too often, too long or too fast – especially beginners quickly make mistakes when jogging, which robs them of the hard-earned motivation and sometimes even leads to injuries. Good jogging can be learned: you must avoid these 7 mistakes!
More efficient than slow continuous operation.
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Too often, too long or too fast – especially beginners quickly make mistakes when jogging, which robs them of the hard-earned motivation and sometimes even leads to injuries. Good jogging can be learned: you must avoid these 7 mistakes!
Calorie consumption and weight loss while hiking
Hiking is the most practiced sport in Switzerland. And good for losing weight – especially since no prior knowledge is required for this activity. A few tips from BLICK for lighting, equipment and possible routes always come in handy.
Walking or jogging: which is better for losing weight?
Hiking is the most practiced sport in Switzerland. And good for losing weight – especially since no prior knowledge is required for this activity. A few tips from BLICK for lighting, equipment and possible routes always come in handy.