Sweat The Small Stuff...

There are two things I have learned from using my little doohicky armband (aka Exerspy by ditFIT):

1.  The small stuff really counts!
2.  The big stuff doesn't count as much as I thought! 
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1.  Yesterday was my day off from working out (I take Friday's & Sundays off) so I knew that my activity level was going to be lower than normal workout days.  However, what I didn't realize was how much "everyday stuff" counts towards calorie burn.  I sit at a desk all day for my job so it was pretty level from 7:30am-4:00pm, but when I got home and started cleaning the kitchen and making dinner, the graph took a swing on the upside!  My highest calorie burn yesterday was from 5:00-6:30pm, which is when I was doing housework. 

Now let's get personal.  I'm not going to be specific, but let's just say that it's a myth that having marital relations burns a lot of calories...only about 30 (unless you are a trapeze artist and into that kind of stuff with your spouse). So don't let your husband give you the excuse that you can burn some extra calories by fulfilling your marital duties (but don't tell your husband I said that!)

2.  I was so excited to wear my arm-hugger during Spin to see how many calories I was torching.  Seriously, only 252 calories during Spin class!  It's a 45 minute, kick your butt, drip sweat off your nose kind of class.  I thought for sure I was doing about 350-400 per class, but not so much. 

All of that being said, this is specific to MY BODY!  Everyone's body is different and there are sooooo many factors that go into how much you burn every day.  If you have a high lean body mass you are probably going to burn a lot more calories that I do...but if you're a couch cozy that hangs out on the sofa 23 hours a day there is no way you're going to burn as many calories as I do.

The whole reason I got this thing was to figure out what MY body was doing, and what works and doesn't work for me.  Don't take what I'm saying as literal for your body.  Find out what works best for you...AND DO IT!!  No excuses, just get out there and do something to CHOOSE YOUR HEALTH TODAY!!