10 Exercises That Burn More Fat Than Running by 10 Exercises That Burn More Fat Than Running1. Kettlebell Swing: participants burned 20.2 calories a minute and their average heart was 93% of its max for the course of a 20-minute workout. The kettlebell swing works you so hard because it’s not a movement you’re used to. You’re not super efficient at it, which is taxing to your body.2. Indoor Rowing A 185-pound person can burn 377 calories during 30 minutes of vigorous rowing, or about 12.5 calorie per minute, reports a Harvard University study. And because you need to utilize the muscles in your arms, legs, and back for efficient strokes, it’s a great total-body trainer. Burpees: A 180-pound person burns about 1.43 calories per burpee. So if you can hammer out at least seven a minute you’re in the double digits. But you should shoot to average at least 10 every 60 seconds, or a rate of 14.3 calories per minute. Fat-Tire Biking: If you haven’t tried this fast-growing cycling sport, you should. You can burn up to 1,500 calories an hour—or nearly 25 calories per minute—pedaling the heavy, hard-to-turn monster bikes and tackling all types of terrain, all year round.Tabata Jump Squats : This 4 min miracle drill burns major calories both during a workout & after.participants who did eight rounds of all-out jump squats—20 sec of hard work, separated by 10 secs of restburned 13.4 calories per minute & doubled their post-exercise metabolic rate for atleast 30 min.Battling Ropes: average calorie burn of 10.3 calories per minute. It’s the easiest and most effective way to drop 20, 30, or even 50 pounds (and flatten your belly forever).