DOES IT MATTER IF YOUR CALORIE BURN COMES FROM EXERCISE?

Good morning everyone!  It's another BEAUTIFUL day and time to get into what today's blog topic is about.  Well, one of my blog followers asked me "does it matter if your calorie burn comes from exercise alone or is it okay if you reach your calorie burn without exercise?"

Here's my answer:  As a huge advocate for Fitness and a Certified Master Personal Trainer...I believe getting to your calorie burn via exercise is the answer.  However, if you need to reach a certain calorie burn for the day vs. your intake and you reach it without any exercise at all...then you're working towards your goal positively by being on top of your food intake.  But isn't it more fun to do it thru the power of fitness?!

If you reach your calorie burn GOAL by exercising, you are helping put a boost in your metabolism and you are also helping gain a stronger heart, more toned and tighter body and positive mental health.  If you're trying to lose weight, the best way is thru the Law of Thermodynamics; ie: Energy IN vs. Energy OUT.  Burn more than you intake putting yourself at a calorie deficit, then you WILL lose weight.  Here's the deal 3500 calories equals ONE pound of fat, put yourself at a 500 calorie deficit per day and you WILL lose 1 pound a week.  It's that SIMPLE.

Also, when exercising give 110%.  Don't be surprised if you don't reach a calorie goal that you've set for yourself if you are laughing and talking while performing exercise.  Now I do believe that exercise should be fun, however the whole point is to get your heart rate UP and push yourself to where you feel like you just pushed yourself further than you ever thought you could.  If you have an hour allotted for your workout and want to burn as many calories as possible (my magic # that I won't settle for less than is 500 calories), then WORK HARD and DON'T MAKE EXCUSES.  As a Personal Trainer, I hear excuses all the time...STOP making excuses and put in the work!  If your scale doesn't go down, ask yourself did I REALLY eat perfect this week??  Drinking a beer(s), eating JUNK food, high-fat dessert everyday, NOT eating 3-4 servings (easy!) or 4-6 servings (preferred) of fruits/vegetables a day....etc, etc, etc....

So I leave you with this my friends, if you can't get to the gym today or don't belong to the gym that's okay!  Go outside and MOVE!  Whether it be thru a bike ride, a light jog, a brisk walk, shooting hoops at the basketball court, running and playing with your kid(s)...your mind, body and soul WILL be much better off for doing so!  Now go burn some calories!

Today's video takes you OUTSIDE with some fun workouts that you can do that will definitely get your heart rate up and calories burning!  Grab your kid(s), some water and go MOVE, enjoy! :-)