The cold is setting in....less calories burned - ARGH!

Cold weather is fast upon us and this means, unfortunately, that it will be a little harder for you to reach your Target Calorie Burn numbers (our clients on our calorie management program will notice this because they have the ability see precisely what they’ve burned every day). Even in the summer, hot-outdoor-activity days earned you more calorie burn than air conditioned indoor-activity days. With the cold winter weather, you’ll notice even a bigger difference. Case in point – Scott got up extra a couple of weeks ago for a bike ride. He rode for 2 and a half hours outside (41 degrees) and burned only 356 calories, getting over 6 calories per minute only a few times. Then he came back and taught Cycling Class for a 30 minutes and burned 286 calories, getting over 9 calories once and well over 6 calories per minute for the entire class. What does this mean to you? It may take a little more effort, pushing yourself a little harder, or maybe you should add another day of cardio for the cooler months. Knowing your calorie burn helps you learn how best to use your exercise time. Our calorie management system will help you learn your calorie burn!