Thursday Feb 5th...complete total lack of motivation

There - I said it - I'm actually a tab bit exhausted.  So,  I'm calling today an off day.  And I'm good with that :)  I think tomorrow, I'll do a little run,  Saturday,  another run and the Sunday is our Love'em or Leave'em 5K.  Next week...stairs.  But today... big heavy sigh... 

But check out what I found perusing all my mags:

Q.  Which is more accurate:  a calorie counting watch or the cardio machine's built in monitor ? 

A.  Machine tallies are often inflated by TEN to FIFTEEN percent (!) because their calculations don't account for your heart rate or fat-to-muscle ratio.  But watches like the Polar Activity Watch 200 measure calories burned through oxygen consumption. which a study last year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found to be more accurate.  If you can't spring for a fancy gadget,  use that red number on the machine as motivation to push harder or go farther - not as an excuse to eat more later.  

Check out www.diningoutnutrition.com for info on more than 179 retail chain restaurants.  An well informed diner is one that won't eat over the calorie needs :) 

According to the US  DSHS,  adults should  be getting at least two and a half hours of moderate exercise OR one and a quarter hours of vigorous exercise each week.  

ARE YOU DOING THAT ???     I am :)   I don't always want to... but I do.  

for a good chuckle,  a good laugh,  and knowing that we should all be doing what we do with a smile,  check out www.slowfattriathlete.com   She's awesome.  I love her. 

Last -  www.mymottoz.com  has GREAT tech running shirts... and a coupon that expires tomorrow !   This is where I got my 'shut up and run' shirt.    They run small,  I ordered a medium...   coupon is  love2009

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