8 Super Fun Ways to Burn Calories in the Beach

5. Walking or Jogging

On a flat, sturdy surface—without any hills—walking for exercise on vacation can burn up to 200 calories per hour. Walking on the uneven sand, on the other hand, increases the burn. Weight increases effort, so if you’re pulling a jogging stroller or lugging your beach stuff, you’ll burn significantly more calories. Consider doing squats every time you bend down for a shell to add to your full-body workout. You’ll get in shape while also collecting lovely trinkets.

Walking in the sand is more difficult than walking on a hard surface. Your foot and ankle will be strengthened as your muscles and tendons work harder. Studies have shown that walking on the beach burns more calories than walking on the sidewalk.

Walking on the beach is good for people who have knee, back, or hip problems since the sand place less stress on the body, making it gentler on the bones and joints. Walking or running on deep, loose sand tests your balance and utilizes more muscle fibers, resulting in a 30 percent higher calorie burn than walking or jogging on a flat surface at the same speed.

Increase the number of calories burned by walking or jogging on deeper sand. A jog on the beach, of course, can burn a lot of calories—500 or more in an hour, depending on your speed. But jogging isn’t for everyone, and many people find jogging in the sand to be particularly difficult.

If it describes you, take your jogging to the sea “Jogging” in the ocean—or pool—is less taxing on the joints while still burning about 500 calories each hour.

6. Sitting beside the Water

While this is what most people imagine when they think of vacation, I’m including it here as a comparison to the ones that follow. These aren’t “additional” calories; your body will burn them regardless. But if you’re sitting and sipping a margarita, you’re really throwing that calorie balance off.

7. Kayaking

Your sea kayaking training might be as short as an hour or as long as a multi-day expedition. Long-distance kayaks contain storage compartments for food and supplies, and normally seat one to three people. Kayaking allows you to really immerse yourself in the ocean – after all, isn’t that what your beach vacation is all about?

You are considerably more likely to spot marine creatures once you are far out from the shore than you are while lounging on the beach, surfing, or swimming. You’ll get a terrific arm, core, and cardio exercise no matter how far you go on your kayaking adventure and what species you see or don’t see.

8. Surfing

Surfing is the perfect beach pastime and an incredible workout that calls for strength, endurance, stability, and a healthy dose of both confidence and fearlessness. Surfing, like many other forms of exercise, comes with inherent risks.

Being in the sea is risky since drowning is a possibility, and surfing, in particular, is risky because getting adequately large waves to ride necessitates paddling quite a distance from shore. This means that if you need assistance, it will only take a few minutes for rescuers to arrive.

If surfing is a new activity for you, consider hiring an instructor to teach you the fundamentals of being effective and safe. Once you’ve received significant training, don’t forget to take a surfboard and ride the waves which ensure that you stay fit and burn more calories than usual.