{"id":72275,"date":"2020-10-30T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=72275"},"modified":"2020-10-30T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:02:38","slug":"being-silly-vs-smart-about-using-your-activity-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/being-silly-vs-smart-about-using-your-activity-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"being silly vs smart about using your activity tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"72275\" class=\"elementor elementor-72275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d7b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d7b28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2097e07\" data-id=\"2097e07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71815c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71815c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Repeat after me: I solemnly swear to not use my watch to determine how many calories I burn or need.<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>So your watch says you burned 780 calories in your bootcamp class today. Choose your own adventure:\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>1. Eat back those calories you burned without guilt because you created space for them. Bring on the chips + queso + wine!\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>2. Pat yourself on the back for burning more than you\u2019ve eaten today. Keep this up and before you know it, you\u2019ll fit into those skinny jeans again.\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>3. Feel a sense of relief because you undid the damage from last night. Now, if only you can control your appetite tonight and avoid repeating it all tomorrow.\u00a0\u2063\u2063\u2063<\/p><p>4. Tell yourself you\u2019re a bad ass for pushing hard in class. Enjoy eating up to your macro targets today, just like you did on your rest day yesterday, just like you\u2019ll do tomorrow when you hit yoga class with your BFF.\u00a0\u2063\u2063\u2063<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">Which did you choose?\u2063\u2063\u2063<\/span><\/p><p>Your goal is to get strong, be fit and feel lean &#8211; so why you stressin\u2019 if you just PR\u2019d your back squat, your booty is looking perkier, and you graduated to real push ups from your toes? \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>If your watch says you burned &lt;200 cal, does it mean you deserve to eat less food because you burned fewer calories [allegedly]? \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Naw, sure doesn\u2019t. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063<br \/>Here\u2019s an incomplete list of things your watch doesn\u2019t know about you:\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; the muscle mass you have on your frame \u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; your perceived rate of exertion \u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; your conditioning or fitness level \u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; if you\u2019re holding onto the rails on a treadmill, leaning on handlebars at spin class, using bands to help with pull-ups, and so on.\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Ok, you\u2019re starting to get it now: wear a fitness watch, but ignore the calorie burn data. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Wear it to see (a rough estimate of) heart rate data, trends in non-exercise activity (like steps per day, standing hours per day). Heck! Wear it to tell time + talk to your friends through your wrist. How back-to-the future of you!\u2063\u2063\u2063<\/p><p>What\u2019s the most inaccurate calorie burn number (high or low!) you\u2019ve seen on your wearable?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b250f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b250f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b6458a\" data-id=\"2b6458a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe52fdb\" data-id=\"fe52fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c800f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c800f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/work-with-us\/\">Want a personalized touch on your macro targets?<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3827ee\" data-id=\"a3827ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35079a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e35079a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macro-calculation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">enlist my team to set your macros for you<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6fdb53\" data-id=\"c6fdb53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your watch says you burned 780 calories in your bootcamp class today? 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