Here are some quick tips on some fun and beneficial activities…who knew you could burn calories window shopping. Stay fit and enjoy!

Jumping rope: Burn 167 calories in 15 minutes. Jump roping is a full body workout.  Any exercise that entails jumping builds lean muscle mass that burns body fat throughout the day; even when you’re sitting down.  It does not need to be a straight 15 minutes of jump roping at a fast pace, you may jump in intervals.

Mountain Biking: Burn 150 calories in 15 minutes.  Mountain biking on a hot day may burn double the calories.  Biking up hill and on tough terrain is excellent resistance training and will tone and sculpt your legs in no time.

Doing Hot Yoga: Burn 125 calories in 15 minutes.  Talking about sweating it out.  Hot yoga will not only shed a ton of calories in a short period of time but it will help maintain stress and anxiety.

Riding a Stationary Bike: Burn 115 calories in 15 minutes.  The great advantage about using a stationary bike is that it is easy on the joints, and little physical pressure is placed on the body.  Since there is less resistance and more of a steady pace, fewer calories are burned.  Still, you should be able to burn over 100 calories.

Playing Tennis: Burn 107 calories in 15 minutes. Depending on who you are playing against (whether you are playing with a competitive partner or not), you can burn major calories playing tennis; double or single.  Tennis is an amazing full-body workout.

Hiking: Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes.  Hike uphill for a quarter of an hour and leave one hundred calories behind you.  To burn extra calories wear a weighted backpack.

Hitting a Punching Bag: Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes.  Alleviate your aggression and whip your upper body into shape. Hitting a punching bag is an excellent way of burning calories and building muscle – just look at a boxer’s upper body! Just gather your motivation and start punching…a bag!

Swimming: Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes.  You do not have to aggressively swim laps the length of an Olympic size pool to burn one hundred calories in the water.  Pool or ocean, hop in and go for a leisurely swim.  Swimming is also therapeutic.

Kayaking: Burn 88 calories in 15 minutes.  Kayaking looks easy. You sit down in a boat and glide through the water with you paddle.  Wrong.  Kayaking involves a lot of strength in your core, shoulders and back so you will feel the burn.  For extra calories burned hit the rapids.

Walking: Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes.  Fortunately, you can take advantage of this activity anytime or any place. At work or at home, walking can be incorporated into your day easily.

Dancing: Burn 75 calories in 15 minutes.  It is time to be an extrovert and get on the dance floor.  Getting down to a few songs with a great beat will make you feel better about what you just ate.

Weeding the Garden: Burn 75 calories in 15 minutes.  Too busy to get in some exercise because you need to do yard work?  That’s OK, weeding the garden involves using energy, and you are also soaking in all of that vitamin D from the sun.

Playing Table Tennis: Burn 68 calories in 15 minutes.  Table tennis sounds like a boring after school hobby.  But it actually involves a lot of short bursts of jumping and small sprints. It’s great little interval workout that will build endurance.

Bowling: Burn 54 calories in 15 minutes.  Bowling involves concentrated form and thrusting of a lot of weight.  Shed calories while playing a fun game – that was easy!

Frisbee: Burn 54 calories in 15 minutes.  At the beach or in your back yard, with friends or your dog; you can play Frisbee anywhere.

Pushing a Baby Stroller: Burn 46 calories in 15 minutes.  The same exact benefits as walking, exercise and fresh air.  But pushing around a little more weight will burn extra calories.

Window Shopping: Burn 38 calories in 15 minutes.  Looking for deals or some new ideas for outfits, window shopping can help you fit into those smaller jeans.  Get shopping.