5 Best Fitness Exercises That Will Help You Burn Calories Fast

Activities that use the largest muscle groups of the body and performed continuously usually will burn calories fast in the greatest amount.

Intensity and duration are the two key determinants of total energy lost - calories burnt. Activities in which you may be able to exercise continuously at a fairly high intensity for a prolonged period will maximize your total caloric lost.

Although this may include a wide variety of different physical activities, those that have become increasingly popular include walking, running, swimming, bicycling, and aerobic dance.

Now, the following are the details of the different fitness exercises that will help you burn calories as fast as possible.

1. Walking and running - These are popular exercises because they are so practical to do. All you need is a good pair of fitness shoes.

As a general rule, the caloric cost of running a given distance does not depend on the speed. It will take you a longer time to cover the distance at a slower speed, but the caloric cost will be similar to that lost at a faster speed.

However, walking is more economical than running, and hence you generally burn fewer calories for a given distance walking than you do running.

Fast, vigorous walking, known as aerobic walking can be an effective means to burn calories. However, as with other exercise activities, it takes practice to become a fast walker.

2. Stair climbing - At home, at work, in an athletic stadium, or on stop machines is one of the means to make walking vigorous. Skipping is also more vigorous but may lead to injuries.

A lot of people use small weight in conjunction with their walking or running programs either by carrying them or strapping them to the ankles or waist. The most popular technique is to carry small weights of 1-3 pounds.

3. Swimming - Because of water resistance, it takes more energy to cover a given distance than does either walking or running.

Although the amount of calories burnt depends somewhat on the type of swimming stroke used and the ability of the swimmer - you, swimming a given distance takes about four times as much energy as running.

For example, swimming a quarter-mile is the energy equivalent of running a mile. Water aerobics or running in waist-deep, chest-deep, or deep water - may be effective exercise regimens that help prevent injuries due to impact.

4. Bicycling - This takes less energy, about one-third the cost, to cover a given distance in comparison to running on a level surface.

The energy cost of bicycling depends on a number of factors such as your body's weight, the type of bicycle, hills, and your body's position on the bike - assuming a streamlined position to reduce air resistance.

Owing to rapidly increasing air resistance at higher speeds such as 20 m.p.h, the energy cost of bicycling increases at a much faster rate at such speeds.

5. Aerobic dance - This has been a popular form of exercise for a long time. There are variety of styles of aerobic dance varying in intensity and the degree of impact with the floor.

High-intensity and high-impact aerobic dancing approximates 10 calories per minute in women, which is indicative of energetic exercise.

Unfortunately, high-impact, or soft-impact, technique was introduced in which one foot usually remains in contact with the floor.

If done at a high intensity, low-impact aerobic dance may also use approximately 9-10 calories per minute and be less likely to induce injuries to the legs. The use of step benches may also increase exercise intensity and that can also help you burn calories faster.

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