How to Burn Calories Faster

It is common math that if you want to lose weight, you need to be burning more calories than you are consuming. Simple, right? The suggested amount is to have a caloric deficit of around 500 calories per day. A pound of fat is around 3,500 calories, so if you are losing 500 calories per day, then you should be losing 1 pound per week at that rate.

But what if you want to lose weight faster than that? You are not limited to just losing a pound per week, and below we’ll show you some ways to burn off those calories and lose weight more quickly.

How to Burn Calories Faster

If you want to speed up your weight loss, follow these simple tips!

High-Intensity Interval Training

We talk about this on a few different pages on this site because it is such a great way to really get your heart rate going and raise your body’s furnace to burn some more fat! What it consists of is incorporating cycles of intensity and rest in your workouts. For instance, if going for a jog is your means of exercise, add intervals of sprints into your workout. Sprint, jog, sprint, jog, you get the picture.

The more you exert yourself during the high-intensity times (the sprinting, in this example), and the shorter rest period you take will increase your caloric burn ever more. This type of workout sends your metabolism through the roof and keeps it at a high level so that you burn more calories even when idle and not working out.

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If high-intensity interval training is not your thing, another variation that increases your fat burn is training harder. Whether it be by lifting heavier weight, doing more reps, exercising more frequently, or working out longer, all of these will speed up your weight loss.

Limit Your Calories Before Bedtime

When you are asleep, your body goes into rest mode and doesn’t require as much energy. The source of our body’s energy, of course, is calories, so it stands to reason that your body doesn’t burn as many calories overnight while you’re sleeping. If you have a big meal before you go to bed, those calories will more than likely go into fat stores instead of being used for energy.

If you don’t want this to happen, avoid eating late at night. Make sure you get your caloric needs at an earlier hour and go to sleep knowing that you aren’t turning as much of your food into fatty deposits.

Stay Away From Sodas

This pretty much applies to all sugary beverages beyond just soda. These kinds of drinks, while they taste good, are nothing but empty calories and full of unhealthy additives that dehydrate you and lead to other health issues if consumed regularly, such as diabetes and obesity. If your goal is to lose fat, cut these beverages out of your diet.

What should you drink instead? Make sure to drink plenty of water, which helps make you feel full and avoid overeating (we go in-depth on this topic on this page). You can also fill up on green tea and coffee, both of which provide a boost to your metabolism, raise your energy levels, and have healthy antioxidants for your body.

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Don’t Take Too Many Rest Days

The way to keep your metabolism at its highest is to stay consistent with your workouts. Never take more than one rest day off between workouts. Of course, rest days are needed to repair your body from the stresses you place on it from training, but you should avoid taking two rest days in a row as to not let your metabolism drop. The higher you keep your metabolic rate, the more fat you will burn, and the faster you reach your goals. The workout programs we detail here have great schedules that you can follow to make sure you’re always on track with your diet and fitness goals.

In Summary

The rate at which you burn calories is affected by a number of factors that are out of your control such as age, gender, and genetics, but the tips listed above are things that are entirely in your control and can be used to help you burn more weight faster. Make these healthy habits part of your lifestyle and watch those calories melt away faster!