When it comes to losing weight, the exercises you should be focusing on are exercises that get your heart rate up. The most common exercise that people link to weight loss is jogging. Jogging is a great exercise and does burn a lot of calories; however depending on your weight can be very hard on your knees, feet, legs etc.

For those of us who find that jogging is just too hard on these parts of our bodies, fear not there are many other lower impact aerobic exercises that you can choose from. Below is a list of low impact exercises that are great for burning calories. These exercises also show how many calories would be burned doing 20 min of each exercise. (based on a 200 lb individual)

Biking(leisure)- This is a great exercise method because it is not very hard on your joints, and it is something you can do that is fun. The calories you would burn in 20 minutes is 120 cal.

Swimming-Not only is this a great way to cool off in the summer, but it is also a great exercise that will get your heart pumping without causing strain to your joints. The calories burned here in a 20 min session would be 184 cal.

Stationary Bike(moderate)- This is the same type of deal as normal biking however, this is great for in the winter time. This exercise burns about 212 cal in a 20 min session.

Rowing Machine(moderate)- The rowing machine is a great workout, because your using multiple muscles at a moderate pace, your heart rate will be up in no time. This exercise will burn of around 212 cal in a 20 min session.

Hiking-This is a great exercise for two reasons. The first reason is for the scenery of nature as you hike through the trails. The second reason is that 20 min of hiking will leave you with 184 less calories.

These are just some examples of some of the best exercises for losing weight. With these exercises, and a deduction in the number of calories you take in you will without a doubt start losing weight, and feeling healthier.

The calories burned data that is featured at the end of these exercises were pulled from Health Status(http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi), for other exercises and to see how much you will be burning specifically you can find out there.