My total calorie burn for yesterday, calculated midnight to midnight, was 1766. I knew it would be a Low Burn Day as I did not make it out for a walk and I sat in a chair writing for HOURS.
Today is destined to be a High Burn for sure! Did my usual weights workout and worked in 400 kettlebell swings for cardio. My calorie burn for the workout session was 175. I do a solid but basic weights workout. I don’t shy away from lifting the heaviest I can and working the hardest I can within what’s safe for working out alone. I have a bench, a barbell set and a pair of PowerBlocks. I don’t have a bar so that’s a bit of an inconvenience.
PowerBlocks are one of the best investments you could ever make! I have owned the Classic45 set for several years now. For a woman especially, I don’t think I’ll ever outgrow them! The set goes up to 45lbs and I may never be able to bench dumbbells at that weight. When I worked with a powerlifting trainer through a really intense 12-week program, my highest bench was 105lbs. But it’s certainly different with a barbell, lifted from a bar and with a trainer standing right over me! Here at home alone I handle 35lb dumbbells. I’ve never quite been able to make it to 40lbs for the dumbbells. I can do it but not with good control. Sometimes I do it one handed at a time so I can steady myself with the other arm and keep it under control.
I made the 3-1/2 mile roundtrip to Staples for a super special deal on paper. $21 for a carton of 10 reams! Can’t pass that up. But I’ll have to carry them home! I thought better of trying to handle 10 reams as just plain awkward and I brought my shopping cart. It has a maximum capacity of 30lbs so I put 5 reams in the cart, 2 reams in a backpack, and 3 reams in a shopping bag with a shoulder strap. It was not difficult to get home at all!
The difference in my calorie burn was less than I expected for carrying an extra 25lbs for 1-3/4 miles. The BodyBugg had me at about 4 calories/min on the trip there and 5 calories/min for the walk home. I arrived home at just over 10,000 steps!
Been home for 90 minutes and I’m still around 3 calories/min. Gotta love the afterburn!!!
