Low-Impact Workouts for Weight Loss

These versatile hand-held weights pack a powerful metabolic punch when you start swinging them, so much so that research finds that kettlebell swings—a standard move in kettlebell routines—revs your heart rate enough to burn 12.5 calories per minute, or comparable to what you’d burn out on a jog. Another study found that exercisers who performed a 30-minute kettlebell workout burned as many calories as they did when they power walked on a treadmill on a 4% incline for the same amount of time. And you’re making lean muscle tissue to boot! Get total-body toned with this 8-minute kettlebell workout.

Cycling
Cycling—indoors or out—is non-weight bearing and low impact, so you can work up a sweat without stressing your joints. One of the beauties of cycling outdoors is that it’s so invigorating, you can easily burn lots of calories without feeling like you’re working that hard. When researchers had a group of trained cyclists perform two 40 kilometer rides—one indoor and one outdoor—at the same perceived exertion, the riders produced about 25% more power and had heart rates nearly 10 beats per minute higher (so burned more calories) outdoors than indoors even though they didn’t feel like they were working any harder.




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