How to Burn 1,000 Calories Per Day

Finding the time to exercise each day might be difficult. Though burning 1,000 calories a day is hard, it's not impossible. The key to success is getting used to an active lifestyle. Having an active, daily lifestyle will help you shed calories. There are lots of ways you can burn calories. Walking to your car burns calories. Knowing how to increase the intensity level in your daily activities will help you achieve your goal --- and create an overall healthier you.

Instructions

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  Walk everywhere you go. Park the car farther out than you normally would. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, or walk to lunch. Invest in a pedometer to watch how many calories you've burned. If you haven't reached 1,000 calories by the end of the day, take a brisk walk or jog in the park or around your office building to reach your goal.

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  Visit a fitness center once a day. Good times to work out are before work, during lunch or after work. Most fitness centers offer equipment that monitors how many calories you burn as you work out. Treadmills, ellipticals and cycle machines are good calories burners.

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  Participate in a sport that interests you every day. Basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, dance and skating are some examples that require intense workouts. Doing any of these activities for at least an hour a day at a moderate to high intensity level will help you burn 1,000 calories a day.

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  Work a part-time job that requires physical labor. Going into a physical labor job each day will help you burn calories while you make money. Jobs such as servers, carhops, construction workers and factory work might offer the extra physical activity you need to burn 1,000 calories.

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  Slip on a pair of running shoes and run every day. Running can burn 1,000 in an hour, and you are set for the rest of the day if you can run in the morning.

  If you are a beginner, work your way up until you can keep a steady pace for long periods of time. According to BestRunningTips.com, it's best to start with a walk/run program if you are new to running. This decreases your risk of injury.