Like many of you, I often feel that exercise does not fit into my daily routine. I'm a mom to four children, wife, dog parent, blogger and writer. My day begins with a yawn and very often ends with a yawn. In between all of that, I find my eating habits suffer or are nonexistent. One can hardly call grabbing a bagel or a protein bar in the midst of chaos an eating habit as it is more like an eating disaster. So, between chasing kids, writing articles and eating on a semi regular basis while only dreaming of that day I begin my workout, hardly leaves room for fitness. Are you with me? If you are, then you most like have noticed a few extra pounds or so keeping your other few extra pounds company. This has led me to a change of priorities but not before asking myself a question.
Having a true love for research and very curious mind, I could not keep myself from seeking out the answer. Through some sweat induced research which no doubt burned a good 100 calories, I found the answer to my question. I found that I burn 84 calories per 60 minutes sitting. That's right ladies and gentlemen, we burn while we sit. Writing, typing and reading also burn 74 calories per 60 minutes. However, studying burns 100 calories per hour. I knew studying was exhausting. Working on the computer burns 102 calories per hour and actively working at your desk, filing papers, answering phones, etc, burns 170 calories an hour. So, if I blog for one hour I will burn 84 calories sitting, 74 calories typing, 102 calories working on the computer in general for a total of 260 calories in one hour. Now, that is a rough estimate as I did not take in account studying, reading, and answering my phone. However, as much as I'd like to think I burn 400 calories an hour blogging, there is no high intensity blogging class. So, I basically did not even burn an average breakfast, lunch or dinner in the time it takes to blog.
Sadly, I have found that blogging is not a sport or a good way to keep in shape. What is the lesson today? Get off your computer for at least an hour a day for physical exercise. Playing with your kids for an hour will burn on average 270 calories. Better yet, take up running as a pace of just 7 mph will burn on average 783 calories after one hour. Take a low impact aerobics class after work or during the day to burn 414 calories on average after one hour. Adding in just one hour a day of physical activity to your day will increase the number of calories you burn while helping you remain active. While, I knew blogging would not qualify as an Olympic sport, sometimes seeing raw numbers is a great motivator.
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