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UConnJulie · 06-09-2008, 11:40 AM

And this is where Leigh says that if dieting down is your goal, keep your activity level up ... so if your workouts are fatiguing you to the point that your overall activity level goes down, consider lessening the intensity of the workout.

For example ... in a 45-minute comfortable paced walk I will burn approximately 300 calories (according to the bodybugg). In a 45-minute NROL4W weight training session, I will also burn between 250-300 calories. After the NROL4W workout, all I want to do is lie in bed or on the sofa reading or watching movies. But, after the walk, I still have the energy to clean my house, play with my kids, garden etc. So with the walk, my overall calorie expenditure for the day is higher, simply because it does not drain me to the point where I am existing at BMR only.

Although I love and miss my really intense workouts, FOR ME, when dieting down, my workouts need to be much less intense simply because my life is crazy and I can't recover sufficiently from the more intense workouts and still keep my daily activity level up.

Does that make sense?

06-09-2008, 11:40 AM	#92 (permalink)
UConnJulie Queen of the Princesses! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 7,209	And this is where Leigh says that if dieting down is your goal, keep your activity level up ... so if your workouts are fatiguing you to the point that your overall activity level goes down, consider lessening the intensity of the workout. For example ... in a 45-minute comfortable paced walk I will burn approximately 300 calories (according to the bodybugg). In a 45-minute NROL4W weight training session, I will also burn between 250-300 calories. After the NROL4W workout, all I want to do is lie in bed or on the sofa reading or watching movies. But, after the walk, I still have the energy to clean my house, play with my kids, garden etc. So with the walk, my overall calorie expenditure for the day is higher, simply because it does not drain me to the point where I am existing at BMR only. Although I love and miss my really intense workouts, FOR ME, when dieting down, my workouts need to be much less intense simply because my life is crazy and I can't recover sufficiently from the more intense workouts and still keep my daily activity level up. Does that make sense? __________________ Life's a Journey ... Enjoy the Ride!