I wear a Fitbit that tracks my heart rate. I’ve been really stressed recently which is causing my heart rate to spike at times. When this happens, Fitbit tells me that I’m in the “exercise zone” and that I burned a ton of calories. I’m assuming this is because my heart rate falls into the exercise “fat burn” zone, but does my body actually burn any more fat than usual if I’m just sitting at my desk and anxious? Seems way too good to be true…
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Another tidbit is that when ur more stressed & hr goes up ur body produces more cortisol which (my understanding & I can be mistaken of course) signals ur brain to acquire carbs. I have found when I get the high hr due to stress, if I take a run up & down the stairs or 5 min jog, it’s like my body recalibrates. Issue is stress makes you not want to do a damn thing so I have to fight to build that habit.
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