Simple burning of calories may help you lose weight but this alone never got anyone healthy, so why bother tracking exercise at such an elementary, two-dimensional level? It’s about getting the blood pumping to facilitate the body’s detoxification mechanisms and to build and maintain muscle, fitness, and balance. This takes much of the joy, relaxation and ultimately, health benefits out of it, in my opinion!Įxercise is not primarily about weight loss either at least to me. Can’t we just enjoy our exercise and daily activities without having to micromanage and examine every aspect under a microscope? Tracking my steps around the house as I do laundry, cook, and wash dishes seems very over the top and rather invasive too. I don’t want my every breath, step and heartbeat chronicled, tracked, and categorized as I go through my workout whether it be a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood or a high-intensity rebounding session on our outdoor trampoline. It frees the mind from the cares of the day for a short period of time.Īdding a lot of data and personal activity tracking to the mix is decidedly un-relaxing to me.
Exercise is About Relaxation, Movement and Stress Reductionįor me, exercise is primarily about movement, relaxation, and stress reduction.
I also don’t recommend them to people who ask me about them (by the way, a fascia blaster isn’t healthy either). While these types of devices may seem like a very helpful tool to keep people motivated and moving toward exercise goals, I don’t personally use one. There are Fitbit apps for the iPhone and Android too which allow fans to log their food, activities, water intake, and weight, as well as track their fitness goals throughout the day even while offline. The sophisticated Fitbit Flex, which is worn 24 hours a day even while showering and swimming, tracks all its wearer’s movement including sleep patterns. The very simple Fitbit Zip, which is about the size of a quarter, tracks only steps taken, distance traveled, and calories burned. There are now similar knock-off devices crafted for every personality and need. Since then, a proliferation of various styles and models have taken the workout world by storm.
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