Which activity to add to my routine?

Question

Which other calory burning activity can I throw into my lifestyle that is relatively cheap?

I currently:
go to the gym 5x a week and have an excellent weight lifting/cardio plan down.
walk 3-4miles a day, 4x a week
ride my bicycle 5miles a day, 3x a week

I was thinking of the following:
-swimming classes/lessons (want to learn, but dont know cost)
-martial arts (Mui Thai but $120/mo is expensive)
-roller blading (is it any fun?)
-boxing gym (again, very expensive)


PS - I am losing weight on target for my plans, this is not asking how to lose weight but what I can do for fun that also burns a lot of calories all the while not breaking your bank.. let me know. I feel a slight boredom arising from my current activities.

Answer 1

Try anything new that appeals to you. The key is to change it up a bit so you don't get bored and so that your muscles don't get used to the same exercise over and over.

Answer 2

I love indoor spin classes. Burn lots of calories and with the right teacher is a lot of fun. I've read a lot on cross training lately stating that if you do indoor cardio that you should split each session between 2 or 3 machines and will see a difference. I am trying this week so I don't know if it works yet or not. Also some information out there that resting between each period of 20-30 minutes for 5-10 minutes before next session boosts fat burning and metabolism rate.

Answer 3

Skipping very effective at burning lots of calories and costs nothing you can do it anywhere. Great cardiovascular exercise. I also do a step routine at the gym for about 25 minutes with an aerobic step, play some good loud music and do it to the beat. I love it too great calorie and fat burner.
best of luck. Keep up the hard work!

Answer 4

Why don't you try hiking on the weekend or something outside of the gym? It it good for you both mentally and physically.

Answer 5

Swimming and rollerblading are my choices.

Answer 6

definetly swimming