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Log Your Fitness After Workouts

Posted on Jul 21st 2009 10:00AM by Bev Sklar

Filed Under: Fitness

Photo: takingthemoney, Flickr

You never received a grade before the end of the school quarter, so don't take credit for a workout until those pits are sweaty. You've got to burn those calories, first.

FitSugar suggests placing a foil star on your calendar after the workout, not before.

Makes sense -- just like an accountability food diary, you generally log what you scarfed after the meal.

Then look back over the previous month's hard work for insights into your fitness pattern, and maybe a fitness snapshot to celebrate. But the best fitness log has to be your skinnier self in the mirror.

How do you log your workouts?

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u262f 7-21-2009 @ 2:22PM

I log workouts via Wii Fit. Wii Fit gives me various cute stamps to choose from when I use it.

Tracy 7-21-2009 @ 2:24PM

I always enter my workouts into my phone's calendar after I'm done. I always have my phone with me, so it's easy for me to remember. Then I can look back and see my progress.

Cartman 7-21-2009 @ 4:41PM

I use an online log for food and exercise (fitday.com). I log in weight, food, and activity every day. It build charts to see your progress from all angles. Keeps me accountable!

Linda 7-21-2009 @ 7:03PM

I mark mine in a pocket calendar that also has my workouts from the past 5 years. I can compete with myself to try and get in more workouts and longer sessions.

Clinton Walker III 7-25-2009 @ 8:57PM

I have found that their is a correlation between weight loss success and logging workouts. People that log what they consume and workout routine have better results. Those that don't keep a log tend to struggle.

Shveta 8-13-2009 @ 3:59PM

I use gymtechnik.com to track my workouts. You're totally right about the accountability. You gotta keep yourself accountable to actually reach a goal