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12 Unusual Ways to Get Rid Of Excess Calories with Minimal Effort

By Andrew Alpin, 22 April 2018

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6Blood Donation

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As per University of California’s research conducted on blood donation, 650 calories can be burnt for every pint of blood donated. It is the same amount burned when you do intense swimming for an hour. Still, don’t forget that calorie-burn is just a plus point for doing something good like blood donation. 

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7Kisses

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Making out for an hour or so can help you lose up to 60 calories. It’s no different from going out jogging for 5 minutes. Moreover, kissing passionately can further increase calorie-burn to nearly 90 calories. It might not seem like much but kisses are a much more pleasant way to go about losing weight. 

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8Laughing

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Research conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center has proved that laughing for 10-15 minutes can help you burn up approximately 40 calories which is the same as doing squats for 10 minutes. Needless to say, that hysterical burst of laughter can burn more calories as compared to faint giggles. 

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9Male Company for women

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Research has declared that women when in the presence of male company, tend to eat less while dining together. This is because women try to fulfil particular societal standards that make them feel the need to have a slim figure. Thus, going on dates can really help you lose weight. 

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10Drink cold water

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Studies have proved that drinking cold water can boost calorie burning. Cold water increases your bodily metabolism that is spent warming the water to your body temperature. 

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