Attention all calorie counters, scale slaves and weight watchers: you are burning calories–always! (And that’s a fact.) You burn calories sleeping, breathing, yes, even eating. There is no sadder sight than someone who only counts calories burned at the gym.

Livestrong.com says, “Your body burns calories at rest to maintain its basic functions.” That means breathing, digesting and heartbeats all require energy. It’s like your subconscious workout!

For folks who do exercise, remember that exercising increases your metabolism for the rest of the day. Your increased heartbeat and blood circulation helps burn calories more quickly even after you have left the gym.

With every step you take, every move you make, work is being done and calories are being burned (even if you can’t see it happening).

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