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Know the Best Aerobic Exercises for Weight Loss


As we gain weight, we look for the least time consuming, easiest and painless way to cut that fat, and eventually take a long break from the gym because of pain and lack of quick results. And we put on even more weight. Here comes the need for at-home activities that are considered less effective in comparison to gym sessions.



But what if the at-home activities are equally effective like the gym ones? It’s possible with the aerobic activities. Here the best aerobic exercises are listed, which can help you be slim and trim. 

There are two types of aerobics activities – Outdoor ones and Indoor ones. Take a look at the outdoor aerobics activities first.

Swimming

It is a full-body workout that burns up to 600 calories per hour. Along with reducing fat, it helps to tone your muscles and releases stress from the entire body. You will see that your endurance to improve with the help of it.

Running

Similar to swimming, this full-body exercise can give you visible results within a week. If you run for 45 minutes to 1 hour daily, you will burn around 300 calories. Running is one of the best ways of weight loss.

Walking

If you are uncomfortable with running, you can opt for walking, and it is pretty effective to melt your body fat. It can strengthen your bones and improves your energy level by charging up your muscles.

Cycling

Cycling targets exactly those body parts like arms, thighs, belly, and hips, which often gain fat. If you do not like to go to the gym, you can opt got this for half an hour and burn around 200 calories. It can build up strong muscles replacing the fat.

Stair Training

It’s also a simple exercise, and you can burn near about 200 calories by going up and down the stairs at a fast pace for 20 minutes. It will strengthen your glutes, hamstrings, calves, and quads. It also warms up the muscles and energizes you.
That’s about the outdoor ones; now, let’s move on to the indoor activities that can also help you to reduce your fat. 

Skipping

By doing this full-body exercise, you can burn 300 calories in half an hour and strengthen the muscles of your arms and legs. You will get effective results by increasing the pace. Regular practice of skipping will reduce your weight and increase your stamina.

Jumping Jacks

You need to stand straight, keeping arms in touch with thighs. Now, jump extending your legs on each side and hands above your head and jump back to the initial position. Do this for 5 minutes.
It works on your quads and targets the muscles of your shoulders, deltoids, and lats. Along with that, abs, groin, glutes, calves, hamstrings, thighs lower, and upper back gets toned with this.  

Butt Kicks

For this, you need to do spot-jogging with great force so that your heel can hit your butt. You can do this exercise for 3-4 minutes to get a slimmer lower body.

High Knees

Start with spot-jogging with an adequate force so that your knees can touch the opposite elbow. Doing this for 2 minutes will increase your metabolism and shape up your legs.

Jumping Lunges

Stand keeping arms on the front side and bend the right knee by stretching right leg forward. Now lower your upper body and rise immediately and switch on the other leg. For toned legs and hips, do this daily for 30 times.

Squat Jacks

Stand normally and jump to settle in a squat position and jump back to the initial position. Regular practice of this (2 sets of 15) improves structure by targeting the fat of hips. 

Burpee

For burpee, stand in a squat position and bend in the front side for a plank and jump back to a squat. It improves muscle strength and blood circulation. Your chest, triceps, and quads can be fat-free if you do this daily for 5 minutes at a fast pace.

Inchworm

You need to stand straight and bend your body to touch the feet and walk with hand until you come in the plank position and then walk with legs towards your hand. Doing this for 15 times will strengthen back muscles by reducing fat.

Plank Jacks

Start with plank and bounce to move your feet apart and bring them together as you land. Do 2 sets of 15 to reduce body pain and fat from your hips.

Mountain Climber

Begin with a plank and bring your knees alternatively by folding your legs towards your chest. Do it 2 sets (15 repetitions each) for well-built muscles in abs, hips, and hamstring. 

Bear Crawls

Start with a plank and crawl with hands and legs slowly. Doing this for 5 minutes can result in stronger triceps and deltoids and, overall, a slim structure.

Donkey Kicks

Lie on your knees and palms and kick with alternate legs on the backside with full force for 3-4 minutes. You will get well-shaped butts and lower abs with this.

Corkscrew

Lie on your backs, keeping both legs in touch (diagonally with the ground). Now, rotate the legs 30 times clockwise and counterclockwise. It is a great workout to flatten your belly.

Flutter Kicks


Begin with the same position of Corkscrew and kick towards the ceiling with alternate legs so that you can make a right angle with the floor. You can do this 30 times with each leg. It creates pressure on belly fat and melts it slowly.

Sprinters Sit-ups

Sit while stretching your legs in front and arms by the thighs. Now, fold your right leg from the knee and fold the left arm from the elbow. Now, stretch both so that they can touch each other and then lie down, stretching both hands and legs. Repeat this with the left leg and right arm. Do 2 sets of 30 counts to get rid of belly fat.

These are the best aerobic activities that will strengthen your cardiovascular health and surely burn your calories. These activities, along with a proper diet, can improve your stamina and reduce the level of your anxiety.  Also, the oxygen supply in the entire body will be improved, and the muscle strength will be increased with aerobics.  You can consult Multi Gym in Kolkata for further guidance on aerobics. 

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