Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. They keep your heart, lungs, and circulatory system healthy and improve your overall fitness.

Some great choices for burning calories include walking, jogging, running, cycling, weight training and interval training, That said, many other exercises can also help boost your weight loss efforts. It’s most important to choose an exercise that you enjoy doing.

When it comes to muscle–strengthening exercise, focus on things like weights, dumbbells, resistance bands, resistance machines, and bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, squats and lunges. Another thing to keep in mind: Your weekly workouts should engage all of the major muscles in your body.