Dance Your Way Skinny?

OK, maybe “dance” is too strong of a word. Before I go any further, Happy Valentine’s Day, all!

I read somewhere (that I can’t find now) that you burn a few extra calories by listening to music. Not much, but it stimulates brain activity and that can’t be bad, can it?

Since my MP3 player disappeared last summer I haven’t really done the music-while-working thing, but my oldest got a nice iPod for Christmas…

Putting on headphones is like going into your own little world and it’s been rare that I’ve had an opportunity to have my own little world. Either I’ve had kids to listen out for, employees coming in and out, phone ringing constantly or even officemates just talking to me the whole time. It’s a rare luxury for me to feel like I’m allowed to tune out and tune in to my own tunes.

But my new cubiclefarm job puts me in the middle of a large group of very quiet workers. Very quiet. Which makes it ideal for a little tuneage to accompany my day. I just have to hold back from singing out loud, which sometimes is very difficult to do.

I don’t think it’s going to show a significant change, but I know I’ve been toe tapping along with my music all day and that can’t hurt. Maybe even a little shoulder dancing when no one was looking. (At least I hope no one was looking.)

Tomorrow: Benchmark day.