Work your brain to lose fat.

There are many ways to lose fat, and I am sure you know of a good few. But how about use your brain to lose fat.

Have I got you thinking? Don't worry I am not saying you need to use your brain because I think you are dumb.

A recent research suggests that by doing crosswords, sudoku burns more calories than contained in a chocolate chip cookie.

The mental exercise uses up on average 90 calories an hour. More than what a cookie on conatins, which is about 56 calories.

Our brain is made up of millions of neurons which produce chemicals called neurotransmitters that relay signals around the body. Neurons take glucose, sugar, calories, and oxygen to create the neurotransmitters.

Mental activities such as doing crosswords, sudoku and other puzzles makes your brain need more glucose and calories. Mental agility expert Tim Forrester, the man behind the survey said "Our brains require 0.1 calories a minute just to survive. When we do something challenging such as a puzzle or a quiz we burn 1.5 calories a minute.

So ladies and gentlemen, you now have more reasons to work that brain out and not just punish yourself and your body in the gym. Start doing more puzzles on your way to work and back home on that train.

I always wondered why I never put any weight on and what the secret behind me being so skinny was. Now I know, its all these puzzles i keep doing. No more for me from today onwards.

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