Can running in place help you lose weight in any way?

I was wondering because I can't go outside much (bad neighborhood, I'm not with gangs) and anyways I wanted to know if I ran in place would it help me lose weight? I'm 16 , 5'6 and 190 pounds. Can you help me? And if you have any other suggestions on excercises I can do could you write them below? I'm very determined to lose at least 20 pounds (I don't have a due date but as soon as possible would be great)Thank yous for reading! BTW** I have no ride to a gym so that's off the list :(

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Well, when you think about it, what's a treadmill? You're basically running in place.You're working muscles and getting a cardio workout, so that seems fine to me. :)I don't really exercise outside or go to a gym, so I hope this is helpful.I start with basic stretches:Toe touches, greasers (you roll your arms over your head, like an exaggerated movement of a greaser combing their hair), that kind of stuff.I go into cardio:Jogging around the room, squat punches (you just get as deep into a squat position as you can manage and do boxer punches), I don't know what a name for them would be, but I do these moves where I squat, punch 3 time really quick and then rise up and kick in the air. And I'll do that for each leg about 70 times. And every time I do it, I challenge myself and kick higher! Sounds really hard, but if you want results, you have to be your own worst personal trainer.Ab Workouts:Crunches! Definitely crunches. :DBut you have to remember to do your cardio, or the crunches won't really do anything for you. You'd just have great abs under a bunch of flab, because cardio workouts help burn off that fat. xDSo crunches, bicycle crunches, and I'm sure you could find more on the internet. c:If you have any other questions on more moves, or even just staying motivated, send me a message.I'd love to help. :)Oh and one last thing.Try out this website. :)http://sparkteens.com/It's very helpful in weight loss or weight maintaining for teens. :D

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• any activity you do can help burn calories.besides running, try rope jumping and other calisthenics.
• Jogging in place you can burn 500 calories per hour circa (calculation based on your age, gendre, height, present weight).If you can't go outside you can:- climbs stairs (if your house doesn't have stairs, you can buy a cheap stepper to exercise)- do bodyweight squats- pushups- T pushup- plank- stick-up- V up and roll- shoulder press pushupHave a look here how you can do these exercises: http://healthyliving.msn.com/weight-loss/10-incredible-at-home-weight-loss-exercises-1#2Have a look here to know how many calories you're burning: http://www.fitclick.com/calories_burned?srch=Back+Extension%3A+Plank+Hold+with+Lift&page=2Hope this can help you!And congratulation for being motivated to improve your health! Keep an eye also on what you eat: it will be easier and faster losing weight. Try to avoid white sugar and sugary drinks, increase consumption of vegetables and fruit, pulses, fish, chicken, turkey; avoid fat and junk food :-) http://rulethediet.blogspot.com/