Who says losing weight has to be hard? These effortless activities can help rev your metabolism—and melt the pounds away.

Actor Pete Postlethwaite once said: "I exercise every morning without fail. One eyelid goes up and the other follows." That quote may seem nonsensical, but the sentiment actually makes some sense.

Take a closer look at your daily routine, and you'll find plenty of opportunities for easy calorie-burning activities--no gym required. Or simply follow our cheat sheet to give your metabolism and your health an instant boost.

1. Walk, walk, walk
. It's a no-brainer that can't be stressed enough. Experts recommend taking 10,000 steps a day, so the next time you go shopping, park your car farther away from the entrance. In the office, visit your colleagues from different departments instead of messaging or phoning them. And always take the stairs instead of the elevator.

2. Do a housework workout

. Whenever you have to do those nagging chores, do them with some pizzazz. Grab your iPod or turn on the radio, and clean along to the music. You'll work at a faster pace and burn more calories, and your chores will be done before you know it.

3. Eat breakfast

. It may seem counterintuitive, but experts believe that skipping breakfast actually encourages obesity. Part of the reason, according to the American Diabetic Association, may be that eating breakfast helps speed up your metabolism.

4. Drink water

. Because sodas are full of sugar and empty calories, it takes a long time to burn them off. Drinking at least eight glasses of water a day, in contrast, has no calories, makes you feel full, and boosts your metabolism.

5. Turn down the heat

. Do this during the winter, especially at night, and you'll burn more calories. In the summer, turn on the air-conditioning. A colder environment forces your body to produce more heat, helping you to burn more calories.

誰(shuí)說(shuō)，減肥太難？ 以下這些輕松的活動(dòng)將加快您的新陳代謝，身上的贅肉也慢慢消失了。

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演員皮特波斯?fàn)査柬f特曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)：“我每天早上都會(huì)做一件事情，從未中斷過(guò)，那就是一只眼睛睜著，一只眼睛閉著，并輪流交替。” 看起來(lái)似乎沒(méi)什么意義，但對(duì)情感上卻有調(diào)節(jié)作用。

仔細(xì)看看你每天做的事情，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)你有很多機(jī)會(huì)燃燒熱量，而沒(méi)有必要去健身房。 或只是按照我們提出的這些方法，就可以促進(jìn)代謝，使您更加健康。

1） 步行，步行，步行

強(qiáng)調(diào)千次萬(wàn)次都不過(guò)分的就是步行啦。 專(zhuān)家建議每天走10000步，所以下次你去購(gòu)物的時(shí)候，將車(chē)停在離入口較遠(yuǎn)的地方。 上班的時(shí)候，直接去找其他部門(mén)的同事而不是打電話(huà)給他們。 并始終用樓梯代替電梯。

2） 做家務(wù)勞動(dòng)鍛煉

當(dāng)你面對(duì)一大堆讓人頭疼的家務(wù)事的時(shí)候，不妨來(lái)點(diǎn)有有活力和動(dòng)感的刺激。 拿起你的iPod或打開(kāi)收音機(jī)，在音樂(lè)聲中勞動(dòng)吧。 你會(huì)工作的更快，而且燃燒更多的熱量，在你不知不覺(jué)中，家務(wù)就做完啦。

3） 吃早餐

它可能似乎違反直覺(jué)，但專(zhuān)家認(rèn)為，不吃早餐實(shí)際上會(huì)引起肥胖。 根據(jù)美國(guó)糖尿病協(xié)會(huì)，部分原因可能是吃早餐有助于加速您的新陳代謝。

4） 喝水

汽水里面全是糖沒(méi)有白卡路里，人體需要很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才能將其消耗。 相反，每天至少喝八杯水，也不含卡路里，但會(huì)讓你覺(jué)得很飽，而且加速人體的新陳代謝。

5 ）關(guān)小暖氣

請(qǐng)?jiān)诙�季這么做，尤其是在夜間，你會(huì)燃燒較多的卡路里。 在夏季則請(qǐng)打開(kāi)空調(diào)。 在寒冷的環(huán)境中，人體將產(chǎn)生更多的熱量，幫你燃燒較多的卡路里。