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" By burning more calories than you consume you could start to lose weight. And working off just 100 calories more a day\u00A0could be enough to see impressive weight loss results.\u00A0 \u00A0The good news is that you don&amp;#039;t even have to start a rigorous exercise regime to lose a stone. So, here are 13 ways you can burn calories while barely noticing.\u00A0 1. Be a fidget It&amp;#039;s supposed to be a bad habit, but if you can&amp;#039;t stop fidgeting you could actually be en route to a fitter body. Because little habits like tapping your feet or doodling contribute to burning extra calories. In fact a study at the Mayo Clinic in the US found that fidgets typically get through an extra 350 calories a day. That&amp;#039;s the same as a couple of packets of crisps. 2. Have a laugh  Want to lose weight? Watch a comedy show on the box. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the US showed that when people laughed for 10\u00A0or 15 minutes they increased the number of calories they used by about 50 a day.\u00A0 Simply doing this every day could help you shed 4.4lbs over the course of a year. British scientists have found that laughing works the internal oblique muscles at least as effectively as doing stomach crunches. 3. Walk at different speeds  Simply varying the pace you&amp;#039;re walking can help you burn up to 20 per cent more calories than walking at the same speed. Researchers at Ohio University in the US found that the extra energy used in stopping or starting could boost the overall rate of calories worked off. 4. Chew sugar free gum  Working those jaws while you go about your daily business could boost a bid to whittle your waist. A study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the act of chewing gum burns 11 calories an hour. This might not sound much, but over the course of 12 months regular chewers could lose more than 11lbs\u00A0\u00A0of body fat. 5. Shop til you drop  Taking to the mall might not sound like a workout but a bit of retail therapy could actually help you work off an average of 385 calories in a single trip \u2013 that&amp;#039;s the equivalent of\u00A0two large glasses of white wine. In fact figures show that women typically expend 48,000 calories shopping each year.  6. Take a shower, not a bath\u00A0 Simply standing upright increases your metabolic rate according to findings from the University of Missouri, which means you use more calories. So do it wherever you can, opting for a shower rather than a bath or simply standing while chatting on the phone. In fact it&amp;#039;s estimated that standing burns up to 30 per cent more calories than sitting and standing uses up 100 calories an hour, that&amp;#039;s roughly the same as two Jaffa cakes. 7. Sit up straighter  Your mother was right, because if you stop slouching at your desk, in the car or on the sofa it will do you some good. When your posture is better you engage more muscles and burn more calories. Sitting up straight could help you burn nearly\u00A020 per cent more calories according to an Australian study. 8. Have a fright night Viewers who watch 90 minutes of a scary film can burn as much as 184 calories, the same as a chocolate bar.\u00A0 A University of Westminster study found that that frightening flicks burned more calories as they made the heart rate soar. Among the movies that had the most effect were The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as Jaws and The Exorcist. 9. Drink some coffee  Caffeine, the stimulant in coffee, has been found to increase the rate at which the body burns calories. A 2011 study in Obesity Reviews found that caffeine can increase the body&amp;#039;s energy expenditure over a period of 24 hours.\u00A0 10. Eat a curry  Adding chillies to your food increases heat in the body and helps it burn more calories, according to researchers from the University of California. Over the course of a day this could boost the number of calories worked off by 100. Added to this, a Canadian study found that when we eat hot peppers we are less likely to eat snacks afterwards, typically leading to a reduction of 200 calories a day.\u00A0 11. Play some video games\u00A0  Using active games consoles such as the Nintendo Wii can help you shift an incredible 27lbs a year,\u00A0according to researchers at Liverpool John Moores University.\u00A0 Using an average gaming week of just over 12 hours, subjects burned around 1,830 calories when using the Wii. That&amp;#039;s the equivalent of a couple of takeaway meals!\u00A0 12. Don&amp;#039;t skip breakfast  In a University of Bath study, one group ate breakfast for six weeks while the other group ate no morning meal. Those that did eat breakfast expended more calories before lunch \u2013 an average of 442. Other studies suggest that because breakfast kick starts our body&amp;#039;s metabolism we burn around five per cent more calories over the whole day, enough to lose 8lbs in a year.\u00A0  13.\u00A0Have sex  It&amp;#039;s reckoned that just kissing can burn up to six calories a minute, but time between the sheets with your partner could also burn off some useful calories. Scientists at the University of Quebec in Canada found that men expend, on average, 120 calories during half an hour of sex while women use up around 90, only a little less than the calories worked off in a 30 minute jog.\u00A0 Written by James Moore More on prima.co.uk: Healthy food swaps to cut calories  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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