10 Ways to Burn 100 Calories

Climb Stairs

There's almost always a staircase nearby at work, at home, or even in a hotel when you're traveling. Walk the stairs for just ten minutes to burn 100 calories. It is also correlated with a reduction in disease. You'll build strong legs as well. Climbing stairs help to shape the muscles in your lower body. Walking downstairs provides benefits, too!​

Stretch and Relax

If you stretch and relax or do an easy yoga workout for 30 minutes, you'll burn about 100 calories. In addition, you help to increase the range of motion in your joints, decrease stress, and it may improve the quality of your sleep.

Walk and Talk

When you can, take your phone calls on the go. You can even walk during business calls simply by pacing around your office. Do this during two 15-minute phone calls a day for a 100-calorie burn. Wear a fitness tracker to see how far you can go.

Stand Up

You burn about 10 extra calories for every 10 minutes you stand rather than sit at the office. And the good news is that you don't need a standing desk to take advantage of the benefit. Ask co-workers if you can hold meetings at a standing location instead of in the conference room. Better yet, take the meeting on the road and solve workplace problems while you walk. You can also stand more at home, like when watching TV or reading. It all adds up!

Jump Rope

If you have a reason to burn calories fast, jump rope. You only need to jump for seven minutes to blast away 100 calories. You'll also improve coordination and build strength in your lower legs at the same time.

Can't jump for a solid seven minutes? Work your way up to it. Keep a jump rope handy at your house so you can do it in your living room, on your driveway, or in your yard—anywhere you have enough space. Keep one in your car so you can jump rope at the park.

Get Active

If you're at home with your family or hanging out with friends, have an impromptu dance party. Thirty minutes of casual dancing burns about 165 calories. Playing more active games with kids or grandkids can also burn calories. Try hula hooping, hide-and-seek, or passing a balloon or beach ball without letting it touch the ground.

Tidy Up

Got a house to clean? Believe it or not, housework can be an effective exercise session. Standard housecleaning burns about 100 calories in 30 minutes. Need to burn a few more? Change up your chores to burn more calories when you clean. Simple tasks like vacuuming and dusting can be modified into exercises that build strength.

Take a Hike

Who needs an excuse to get outdoors? Lace up your hiking boots and head for the hills to burn 100 calories in just 15 minutes. Hiking burns more calories than walking because of the difference in terrain. When you hike up a hill or on unstable trails, your leg muscles have to work harder to move you forward and your core muscles have to work harder to keep you stabilized. The result? More calories burned. If you don't have a trail nearby, walking briskly for 20 minutes will burn 100 calories too.

Run

The simplest way to burn 100 calories fast is to run. And you don't have to be a marathoner or sprinter to blast away fat. Run one 10-minute mile to burn 100 calories. If you're not ready to run for a full mile, try run/walk intervals to build stamina while burning fat.

Garden

Got a green thumb? Put it to work for you! Gardening burns about 100 calories for every 25 minutes that you spend digging, weeding, and planting. The added bonus is that you enjoy the outdoors while you create a beautiful garden and maybe even grow a few healthy vegetables.