SIMPLE WAYS TO BURN ENERGY BY INCREASING ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN DAILY LIVING

Every small little thing adds up.  Just by altering some aspects of our daily lives, we can effectively burn more calories.  Here are some tips you may want to try:

• Use stairs instead of the escalator or lift
• Alight one bus stop early and walk the distance instead
• Park at the far end of the car park
• Do the household chores
• Play more physically active games with your children
• Use a Pedometer (stepometer) and start a "walking program".  A step count of > 10,000 per day would use up about 300 - 400 kcal of energy.