In my last post I mentioned I was comparing the Keto-Mojo ketone blood tester to my existing Nova Max one. The Keto-Mojo one wins. It is far easier to use (even if I touch my skin while collecting blood it doesn’t through off an error like the Nova Max does), and the testing strips are much cheaper. When I compared results with the Nova Max, the Keto-Mojo reader tended to read .02 mmol higher.

I’ve also recently started doing weight training with TRX resistance bands. I’m not going to lie, it’s hard. But I knew I wasn’t going to go to a gym consistently, these are easy to use in my house, and I get as hard of a workout as I want.

Today I received an email from TRX titled “Three ways to improve your daily routine.” One of the suggestions that I really liked was the idea of “movement snacks.” Many of us compartmentalize our workouts and once they are done, we rarely look for ways to move more than what our workout called for. I’ve been unintentionally doing “movement snacks” for weeks now – when I want to read for fun, I read while walking on my treadmill. I do the same thing when I want to watch a TV show by myself. I’ve started making myself stand while researching something on my computer or reading email.

The article suggests things like parking far away from the entrance in a parking lot, or scheduling walking meetings. I really like the idea of walking meetings, even in a virtual world. By setting the expectation that it is a virtual walking meeting you don’t feel awkward taking steps while everyone else is sitting! An outdoor walking meeting would be even better for those who have to go into an office every day.

I hope some of this information was helpful – I’d love to hear what type of “movement snacks” you engage in daily!