--Some Exercise To Lose Calories.

• Kickboxing –

This activity burns a whopping 500 calories per hour and it’s different and fun. You can either choose to join a class at your local gym or buy a DVD and exercise in the privacy of your home.

• Dancing –

Modern dance and ballet burn 354 calories per hour. If these type of dances aren’t your style, check out exercise videos online. There are many that feature dancing and are loads of fun.

• Ride a Bike –

Have an old stationary bike sitting around? If you don’t, I bet you know someone who does. An hour on a bike will burn 400 calories in an hour, but if you ride at a hard pace, you can expect to burn up to 620 calories per hour.

• Racquetball –

If you’re a beginner, you’ll burn about 400 calories in an hour, but if you really get into the game, you can burn almost 600 calories.

• Roller Skate –

Have kids? Take them roller skating. No kids? Go and act like a kid yourself. Have a great time and burn 400 calories an hour.

• Skiing –

If you happen to live in a part of the country that gets plenty of snow, try your hand at cross-country skiing. One hour of skiing will burn a hefty 900 calories. You get great exercise, great calorie burn, and great scenery all in one shot.

• Shop Till You Drop –

When the weather gets bad and you can’t exercise outside, try the mall. If you walk along at a good pace (and don’t get sidetracked window shopping) you can burn 384 calories per hour. If your mall is big enough to have stairs, add in a flight or two to really kick up the calorie burn.

Finally,

Any of the above activities would be a great start toward burning calories. To keep from getting bored and to keep your body on its toes, alternate between the activities. With this list, you can be sure you are burning as many calories as possible and having fun at the same time.

--Try S.T.R.E.S.S to reduce Stress.

For those who get bogged down by continuous stress there is a key mantra that can never be forgotten. The idea is to fight stress with S. T. R. E. S. S.

Sleep

With workloads and work pressures on the rise, we tend to sometimes demand more from our body than it can give. Late nights in office and the habit of working hard and partying hard after that often leads to a situation where we do not get enough sleep. What we do not realize is that this is a never ending spiral that we get into and overwork and lack of sleep leads to further stress. This stress reduces our capability of performing optimally and therefore leads to a situation where we need to put in more time to accomplish the same task. A minimum of eight hours of sleep everyday ensures that we are well rested to take on the challenges of the next day without feeling fatigued, tired and irritated. Sleep also rejuvenates us and enables us to take on challenges without feeling pressurized, tense or stressed.

Treat Yourself

It is important that you pamper yourself to some extent. Your duty to yourself comes first. It is also a fact that is you are stressed out you shall not be able to contribute positively to your family, environment or the society in general. So take a break and do the things you like. Indulge in something that you normally think is not justified. Go for a long ride in the car or take a weekend off and watch only comedy movies on your home theatre.

Relax

This is probably the most important of the six elements. There is nothing in the world that is worth spoiling your health for. Understand that getting worked up and getting hyper will not lead you to any solution and that you need to learn to relax. While relaxing mentally is important, so is relaxing physically. Make an appointment for a salon and go for a long Ayurvedic massage. Book yourself in a resort close to home and free yourself from the cooking drudgery for some time. Meditation can also help you relax a lot – physically and mentally.

Eat Well

Stress weakens the immune system and the body becomes susceptible to pathogens. A healthy body can fight the attack of these pathogens only if it has been nourished properly. Make sure that you don’t stop consuming a balance diet due to stress. Ensure that you have a hearty breakfast and nutritious meals irrespective of how busy you may be. Grabbing a sandwich or a burger on the way to work is definitely not the most beneficial of things for your body. Just as the quality and quantity of food that you take in important, so is the manner in which you consume it. You should have your meals in a relaxed fashion and not while driving or on the move. Making meals a ritual with family also increases familial bonding.

Symbolic Clearance of Mind

If you have had a ‘power nap’ then you would know what it feels like to feel refreshed in a jiffy. People who are capable of power naps actually free their minds of any thought for ten minutes and wake up completely rejuvenated. Even though the term implies that the person is sleeping, a power nap may not be an actual state of sleeping as we know it. Meditation is another manner in which you can train yourself to free your mind of worries. Though meditation may seem though to start with, you can master the art of freeing your mind of all thought if you practice it sincerely and diligently. It is however important to note that the benefits of meditation may become obvious over the long term and therefore dedication and faith is required to be able to see it through.

Supercharge Yourself

When there are times when you know that you need to handle something urgent you can use the power of your mind to charge yourself. All that it requires is grit and a strong will power to make it work. Look at things from a positive angle and see how you feel energized to take things head and resolve issues.