The aroma of vanilla “kills” cravings so you will take in fewer calories, while drinking ice water will help you burn more calories.
xercise is the best way to burn calories, but when you don’t have time for it, there are tricks you can use to burn some extra calories.
It’s important to know that these tricks aren’t as effective as exercise and won’t help you lose weight, but they still make a difference.
How to burn more calories during the day without exercise?
Bathe with hotter water
Research has shown that bathing in hot water encourages the body to burn more calories than usual.
During the research, the subjects sat in a bathtub with hotter water, but allegedly showering could have a similar effect.
The researchers admit that they don’t fully understand why this happens, but they have a guess.
When the body tries to maintain its optimal temperature, i.e. not to become too hot or cold, more energy is consumed, and thus more calories are burned.
However, be careful with this habit, too hot water can harm the skin and even cause it to get sick.
Drink ice water
Several studies have confirmed that when we drink cold water, the body burns more calories for a certain period of time.
Supposedly, this happens because the body uses energy to heat the water in the stomach to your body temperature.
One of the studies showed that this results in an acceleration of the metabolism by 40%. Two other studies have shown that drinking 500 milliliters of cold water accelerates the burning of calories by about 25%, in a period of 90 minutes.
Although these studies are small and results may vary from person to person, you have nothing to lose by drinking more cold water.
Smell the vanilla aroma
It may sound strange, but research has shown that the smell of vanilla can “kill” the desire for chocolate and other bland foods.
200 overweight people who were divided into three groups participated in the research. One group smelled vanilla, another smelled a placebo aroma, and the third smelled nothing.
In the end, it was shown that the people who smelled the aroma of vanilla had a reduced appetite and desire for sweet food, compared to the other two groups.
Tidy up your home
Tidying up the home is an obligation that, unfortunately, you cannot skip, but you can turn it into a physical activity.
While cleaning, play some music to get more active and burn more calories.
Drink green tea
Ingredients in green tea, like caffeine, can speed up your metabolism and help you burn more calories throughout the day.
Research has also shown that some ingredients increase the effectiveness of hormones that give the order to break down fat cells. Apparently, this effect is even stronger if you include physical activity.
In general, you won’t go wrong if you drink a cup of green tea during the day. But do not overdo it with the amount.
Reduce the temperature in the home
According to the National Institutes of Health , we humans have two types of adipose tissue – white and brown.
Obesity is actually the result of too much white adipose tissue storing excess energy. Brown fat, on the other hand, is burned to maintain optimal body temperature.
Research has shown that lower temperatures “cause” white adipose tissue to start showing brown characteristics and thus begin to burn in order to warm the body.
So, a process similar to drinking cold water occurs.
Well, turn down the heat in your home during the day and you might burn a few more calories.
