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Here are 10 of cardio exercises to help speed up weight loss. Just work up to 60 minutes a day with any of these exercises and burn a significant number of calories.

Running

If you run 5 mph or 12 Min/mile, you could burn up to 560 calories per hour. You can either use a treadmill or run outside and enjoy the scenery.

Bicycling

Bicycling for an hour (12-13.9 Mph) could also burn up to 560 calories. If you use a stationary bike, that's 490 calories per hour.

Elliptical Trainer

If you exercise with moderate effort using this machine will help you burn up to 700 calories per hour.
For light effort, 560 calories per hour and for Vigorous Effort, 840 calories per hour.

Swimming

Leisure swimming could help you burn 420 calories per hour. If you do laps (freestyle, slow, light or moderate effort), you burn 490 calories per hour and for vigorous effort, (freestyle, fast, vigorous effort), that's 700 calories per hour.

Step Aerobics

If you use a 6 - 8 Inch Step, you could burn 595 calories per hour. For 10 - 12 Inch Step, that's 700 calories per hour.

Rowing

If you use Stationary Ergometer, regular pace could help you burn 490 calories per hour. If you rowing for pleasure using a Canoe, that's 245 calories per hour.

Walking

If you walk uphill at 3.5 Mph, you could burn 420 calories per hour. If you walk:

2.0 Mph (Slow pace) - 175 calories per hour
3.0 Mph (moderate pace) - 231 calories per hour
3.5 Mph (brisk pace) - 266 calories per hour
4.0 Mph (very brisk pace) - 350 calories per hour

Racquetball

For casual game, you burn 490 calories per hour. For competitive game, that's 700 calories per hour.

Boxing

If you use a Punching Bag, you could burn 420 calories per hour. For Sparring, 630 calories per hour and for Boxing in the ring, 840 calories per hour.


* Calories burned are based on body weight of 70 kg (154 lbs).

**Activity Expenditure Details taken from Calorie Count.