How to Lose 20 Pounds in a Month

To lose one pound of body fat, you need to create a 3,500 Calorie deficit so to lose 20 pounds you should burn 70,000 Cal. If you have only one month to do the job, you need to burn an extra 2300 Cal. every day. To get an idea of what it takes to spend those calories, here are calorie burning per hour for different exercises for a 150-lb person (the heaviere people need less time, the lighter ones need more time): Aerobics: 405 Cal/hour or 5 hours to burn the 2300 Cal. Jogging: 675 Indoor skiing: 647 Hiking: 413 Brisk walking: 396 Gardening: 323 Shopping: 243 Please note that doing these exercising, you have to keep your calorie intake at your regular level. If you reduce your calorie intake by 500 Calories a day, the needed calorie deficit will be 2300 minus 500 = 1700 Calories, which are a little bit easier to burn.