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If you want to lose weight, then one thing must occur. You must use up more calories than you take in. There is no other way to do it. One way to achieve this is do undertake a calorie controlled diet. The other way is to increase the calorie burning type exercises that you do. Any exercise is good exercise, but some burn off more calories than others.

The object of this article is to give you the low down on some of the best calorie burning exercises that there are. At the same time, however, I recognise that not everyone can afford to go to a gym. Does this mean that you will miss out on some of the best calorie killing workouts? Not at all. Try some of these on for size.

One of the most popular cardio activities; one that can burn around 400 calories in 30 minutes is step aerobics. Historically, this is the domain of women, who seem to fill most of these type of classes. But, why attend a class? And why miss out on a calorie burning blowout if you are a man? Get a stool at home and start stepping. The height of a stair is adequate.

Running is an excellent cardiovascular exercise, for no other reason that anyone can do it at any time most anywhere. No expense, other than some good quality trainers. I stress good quality because road running on hard surfaces can put stress on your joints which will be compounded by poor footwear. In addition, an average sized person can burn around 200-300 calories in half an hour. If you are up to it, sprinting can burn even more calories!

Brisk walking is a much less strenuous cardiovascular exercise than say running. Walking at a good pace can burn up just under 200 calories in half an hour. If you are unable to run, a good walk is an excellent way to lose weight. If you can add some hills to your walking route, then so much the better, because more calories will be left behind.