It’s late summer in little London, Ontario. The nights are fresh, the mornings crisp and the days are warm.
It’s the kind of weather where I’m comfortable on my commuter bike Myrna. A light sweater and the morning trip is easy. A bit of rain? No problem. It’s still warm. Easy.
It feels a bit like cheating. Getting a 10 minute ride twice in the day with no effort.
Lately I’ve been appreciating the difference between activities and workouts. They both involve using my body and are part of my lifestyle. Thanks to having a smart watch for a year I’m seeing those two things come together in a surprising way.
Apple watches have an “Active energy” metric that calculates the calories one burns with movement.
I was surprised that my workouts only account for a third of my active energy.
Huh.
While I record my cycling commute I do not consider it a workout. I am wearing my office wear. The goal is to take it easy and not get too sweaty. I like recording so I will have my total distance cycled this year. I think it will be more than last year.
The weather will change. Fall is a couple weeks away and sometime in the next 4 months we will get snow. But for now it’s gorgeous outside and it’s easy to keep to my cycling commute.
