Let’s just admit it, those chocolate Easter eggs are just too hard to resist. Chances are, we’ve popped them yummy eggs into our mouths a little more than we’ve planned. Weight loss is going to be a challenge, but fear not, there are ways to do so.
Here are a few things that you can do that may help you shed the calories from all the chocolates you’ve consumed.
Uphill sprints can help you achieve bigger weight loss
Weight Loss Workouts To Burn Off Chocolate Calories
Walking
You can do some 3mph walking to burn 300 calories or you can bring it up to a 425 calorie-burn by doing it uphill.
Running
Let’s say that an average easter egg has about 530 calories. If you have a high level of fitness, you can go for a 7mph run to burn it all off. You can do a 5mph run as well, but you’ll have to do it for an hour and 20 minutes.
Aerobics or Cardio-Dance
A high-impact aerobics or cardio-dance can help you burn as much as 600 calories, while you can lose about 400 calories with a low-impact routine.
Swimming
Swimming is one of the most effective exercises that you can do to get the chocolates off your system. Since the butterfly strokes are limited to really gifted swimmers, you can go for continuous laps on breaststroke and rid yourself of about 750 calories.
Housework/Gardening
If your schedule is swamped with stuff to do at home, you can still lose calories, especially if you bring the intensity level up by notches. Instead of doing a simple cleaning, go all out with it and burn some 450 calories. You can also do some heavy gardening and lose 350 more.
If you feel that taking off for a workout may be impossible during this family-centered holiday, learn a simple trick from a Rochedale Personal Trainer.
Here’s an article on The Reporter:
Family Day Weight Loss
While you may not feel like working out on a holiday, Mr Bokor said there were ways to sneakily add a workout into your day.
“Why not organise a family gathering in a park where you can all be outside and play games,” he said.
“That way you are still enjoying a day with your family and being active at the same time.
Maybe we can all agree that Easter should be a cheat day, after all, it’s hard to have fun with the family if you can’t eat the treats. But there are ways to sidestep the calories and still enjoy all the chocolatey goodness.
Go for the chocolates with no fillers which are known to be better substitutes to solid chocolates. Indulge yourself on Easter eggs on cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, or cane sugar. Or why not go for the vanilla ones. That way, you satisfy the sweet tooth while managing to ease up on the fats.
We’re not sure about what ‘s been said about eating 33 grams of chocolate late in the afternoon can increase caloric burn but if you really can’t help it, try a third of a 100 gram chocolate bar and hope for the best.
Or better yet, make that a dark chocolate treat. Dark chocolates are known to contain antioxidants that lower blood pressure, plus, it is said to shield the skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
If all else fails, go back to the list of weight loss workouts and work off those holiday guilty pleasures.
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