Activites that burn 500,250, or 100 calories

Activities to burn 500 calories:

• Walk 40 minutes at a level 8 on a hilly course (or crank up the incline on the treadmill)

• Do 36 minutes of running intervals: Jog for 1 minute at a level 5, sprint 1 minute at a level 9. Repeat 18 times

• Take a 45-minute Spinning class

• Dance to a good beat for 72 minutes at a level 7

• Hit the elliptical machine for 60 minutes, doing intervals. Do 2 minutes at a level 8, then 1 minute at a level 5. Repeat 20 times

• Swim freestyle for 50 minutes at a level 8

• Use the rowing machine for 40 minutes, doing intervals: Go 8 minutes at a level 8, then 2 minutes at a level 4. Repeat 4 times

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Activities to burn 250 calories:

• Walk for 35 minutes at a level 7

• Run for 20 minutes at a level 7

• Bike for 30 minutes at a level 5

• Dance for 50 minutes at a level 4

• Hit the elliptical machine for 30 minutes at a level 8

• Swim freestyle for 25 minutes at a level 8

• Use the rowing machine for 28 minutes at a level 8

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Activities to burn 100 calories:

• Walk for 25 minutes at a level 4

• Run for 12 minutes at a level 4

• Bike for 17 minutes at a level 4

• Dance for 20 minutes at a level 4

• Hit the elliptical machine for 15 minutes at a level 5

• Swim freestyle for 15 minutes at a level 5

• Use the rowing machine for 25 minutes at a level 5

This article was taken from: health.yahoo