As I’ve mentioned, the family and I holidayed in the South of France with my wife’s side of the family the other week.
Whilst there, the wife and I got a few runs in.
We had to do them before 8am as it got far too hot to do after that.
Through a combination of her fitness not being where she’d like it to be and having not completely recovered from a nasty fall and illness a couple of months ago, my wife was taking it relatively steady.
After her first run, she checked on her Apple Watch to see what she’d done.
1.5 miles.
“248 calories” she said.
“Not even a chocolate bar”.
Not much when you think about the effort that’s gone into it, is it?
The average person would use the energy in about a pound of body fat running a marathon.
Exercise is massively overrated from a “calorie burning” / weight loss perspective if you ask me.
It’s great for a lot of things, of course;
– Health
– Fitness
– Energy levels
– Toning / body shape
– Mood
– Mental health
– Aches and pains
– Endurance
– Reducing the risk of various illnesses, diseases and health issues
– Longevity
– Focus
– Clarity
– Sleep
And more.
It’s an amazing thing that returns many times the benefits of the time and effort that goes into it (check www.myrise.co.uk/apply if you’d like to get any or all of the above, whilst having fun with like minded people in an intimidation free atmosphere)
It can be part of a weight loss / management approach, of course.
But let’s be honest, it’s much easier to eat a few hundred fewer calories each day than it is to ‘burn them off’.
Much love,
Jon ‘A small Snickers apparently’ Hall
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