How to Burn Calories to Lower Cholesterol
- 1). Combine aerobic and strength exercises. Stand erect, with your feet separated a normal width and squat up and down for 10 to 20 times, two to three sets, two to three times a week.
- 2). Do two to three sets of 20 push-ups daily. Make your body perpendicular to the ground, with your hands two to three feet apart and push yourself up and down, keeping your body straight.
- 3). Do jumping jacks. Stand erect and jump in the air, spreading your legs and arms as you go up and bringing them together as you come down. Do four to five sets of 20 jumping jacks.
- 4). Go speed walking. Warm up by walking at a normal pace, and then gradually increase your speed. Speed walk as far as possible and a long as you can.
- 5). Do step exercises to put your heart to work, thus burning calories. You can use the stairs in your home. Go up and down several steps. Do this exercise for two to three sets, 20 steps each set. Do this two to three times a week.
- 6). Alter your diet by avoiding as much trans fat as possible. Trans fats can be found in foods that are fried, cakes and cookies, and others. A good rule of thumb is to avoid or stop eating these foods as much as possible. The American Heart Association advices that trans fat be limited to just one percent of your intake. Also, avoid foods such as eggs, milk and red meat, as these foods are high in cholesterol. Eat brown rice, oats, apples, blueberries and garlic, for example, as these foods are high in fiber, which bind and absorb cholesterol and they are low in calories as well.
- 7). Be as stress free as possible as anxiety induces hypertension and reduces the flow of blood to the heart. Do meditation, yoga and other relaxation practices to keep stress free.
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