Not all exercise counts....

That was an interesting article and I pretty much agree with all of it.

Good stuff!! I have noticed the closer I get to my goal, the less calories I burn doing the same exercises. I have to really push myself out of my comfort zone in order to burn the same calories I did a couple months ago. I'm a big believer in using a heart rate monitor...otherwise you never really know how hard your body is working, or if you are in your "fat burning zone" Weight loss truly is a lifestyle, lifelong change....there is not magic pill or shake that's gonna get your there.

Interesting article.

While he writes this: "One workout may not undo a sedentary lifestyle." I wonder if someone with an active job like a postal carrier that burns the same amount of calories throughout the day as an office worker that works out for an hour every day is in a better position to lose weight/stay healthy.

Also, I think it's important to reiterate the last point that he made that if you strength train, you should change up your workouts a little. He wrote you should do it so you don't get bored, which is probably a good reason, but your muscles actually do get conditioned to certain exercises and they will use as little energy as possible to complete those exercises. Even something as simple as changing your grip (like switching to hammer curls) every once in a while can keep your body from conditioning itself to the lifting.

good info

"Muscle Memory is your friend ..." Not. Said by a fried of my mine who danced on broadway. Dancers pray for muscle memory to kick in so that they can dance through a show without gasping for breath while walkign off state; however, as a means for fitness, Muscle Memory is your enemy.