Thu. Jan. 3 Workout(s)

Morning:
Took my fit test, approx. 40 minutes in all. Worked up a light sweat.

Lunchtime:
Walked 34 minutes, burned 470 calories, stayed between 82% and 66% of my target heart rate.

5-6 PM:
Power 90 Cardio 3-4 WITH Ab Ripper 200

How do I know all this cool stuff? Check out the Mio watch. Like Tony says, we need to be aware of our heart rates to be sure we're training to the best/safest/most effective level. When you get the Mio, you tell it how old you are, what your sex is, your weight, etc.

Based on that baseline of info, here's the thing I like best about it -- before you start your next 7 days of workouts, tell the Mio you want to burn 3500 calories during the next week. (3500 calories equals one pound lost.)

Each time you workout or walk during the new week, START the timer on the watch and press the buttons to take your heart rate. Every few minutes, take your heart rate again. Look at the meter to be sure you're in the green and out of the red. When you're done working out, click STOP.

Mio will tell you how long you worked out, and how many calories you burned, and how far along you are on your goal.

It does a ton of other things, but I've only had the thing for a day. :)