30 fun ways to boost your slimming by burning an extra 300 calories 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Show some leg power and walk fast for 52 minutes Rearrange your bedroom and lug heavy furniture around for just 35 minutes Go back to the 70s and rollerskate for half an hour Hog the ski machine at your gym for 22 minutes Do a 40-minute low-impact aerobics class Dust off your bike and go for a 26-minute cycle Book a badminton court for 45 minutes and persuade a friend to have a game with you Do 26 minutes of circuit training exercise Spring clean your house for an hour

10. Have a laugh with your partner and learn to ballroom dance a one hour and 10 minute lesson is all youll need 11. Take a 35-minute hike in the countryside and then order a diet drink when you get to the pub 12. Go for a 30-minute jog 13. Get rid of your aggression and have a go at kick boxing 20 minutes is enough 14. Tidy up your garden for 42 minutes 15. Spruce up your front room and paint the walls for 45 minutes 16. Do a 55-minute class of aqua aerobics 17. Row vigorously on the machine at your gym for 25 minutes 18. Have a go at horse riding youll need to book a lesson for 1 hour and 30 minutes 19. Get together with friends and go ice skating for 40 minutes 20. Cycle vigorously on the exercise bike at your gym for 20 minutes 21. Have a fast and furious game of squash for just 17 minutes 22. Scrub your kitchen floor for 40 minutes 23. Go for a 21-minute swim, doing front crawl at a fast pace 24. Scrape off that wallpaper youve always hated for 45 minutes 25. Go clubbing with your friends and dance for at least 35 minutes 26. Hog the running machine at your gym for 21 minutes and run at a pace of 10 minutes per mile 27. Walk your neighbours dog for an hour 28. Learn to snorkel at your local pool youll need to practice for 45 minutes 29. Get into martial arts and have a go at tae kwan do youll only need to do it for 21 minutes 30. Join an aerobic dance class for 30 minutes

30 simple calorie swaps

Saving calories is easier than you think! Just follow some of these little changes and discover how they can make big differences to your waistline.
Swap this Breakfasts 2 slices of toast and butter (325 calories) 6tbsp muesli (330 calories) 1 blueberry muffin (550 calories) 1 croissant (215 calories) Full-fat milk on cereal (65 calories) 1tbsp peanut butter (85 calories) Lunches 1 small can tuna in oil with salad (285 calories) 1 small can of tomato soup (160 calories) 1 jacket potato with cheese (445 calories) 1 regular sandwich (600 calories) 1tbsp mayonnaise on salad (105 calories) 4 inch piece of French bread (220 calories) Dinners Battered sweet and sour chicken and egg fried rice (1,105 calories) Tagliatelle with a creamy carbonara sauce (1,020 calories) Steak and kidney pie (570 calories) Large pepperoni pizza (1,120 calories) Beef lasagne (665 calories) 1tbsp oil in cooking (100 calories) Cheese and onion quiche and salad (595 calories) 2 grilled sausages (270 calories) Snacks 1 small pot of low-fat fruit yoghurt (135 calories) 40g packet of crisps (220 calories) 1 bar of chocolate (265 calories) 1 Danish pastry (430 calories) Garlic dip and tortilla chips (230 calories) 1 jam doughnut (250 calories) Drinks 1 large glass of dry white wine (135 calories) 1 can of cola (135 calories) 2tsp sugar in coffee (30 calories) 1 regular latte (200 calories) 1 single gin and slimline tonic (50 calories) 1 can of diet cola (0 calories) Artificial sweetener in coffee (0 calories) 1 skinny cappuccino (80 calories) 85 calories 135 calories 30 calories 120 calories 1 small pot fat-free fruit yoghurt (60 calories) apple (50 calories) 1 small banana (75 calories) 2 chocolate digestive biscuits (180 calories) Salsa dip and crudits (40 calories) 1 crumpet with jam (95 calories) 75 calories 170 calories 190 calories 250 calories 190 calories 155 calories Chicken with cashew nuts and boiled rice (750 calories) Tagliatelle with a tomato sauce (400 calories) Cottage pie (350 calories) Large veggie pizza (835 calories) Vegetable lasagne (470 calories) 10 sprays of a spray oil (10 calories) Cheese and onion omelette and salad (345 calories) 1 grilled large skinless chicken breast (175 calories) 355 calories 620 calories 220 calories 285 calories 195 calories 90 calories 250 calories 95 calories 1 small can tuna in water with salad (150 calories) 1 small can of carrot soup (65 calories) 1 jacket potato with cottage cheese (335 calories) 1 low-fat sandwich (350 calories) 1tbsp fat-free dressing (10 calories) 1 small wholemeal roll (115 calories) 135 calories 95 calories 110 calories 250 calories 95 calories 105 calories 2 slices of toast with low-fat spread (220 calories) 6tbsp branflakes (155 calories) 1 bagel with honey (215 calories) 1 wholemeal fruit scone (155 calories) Skimmed milk on cereal (35 calories) Scrape of Marmite (0 calories) 105 calories 175 calories 335 calories 60 calories 30 calories 85 calories For this Save