I believe I set the record today.

I burned most amount of Calories (3396).  And I worked the logest hours (11 hours).
I was extremely tired today.  But it was just as rewarding.

* I was in pain.  I better get into a better shape.

Today's wedding was at Wedgewood Golf Club & Banquet Center

Key stats:
Burned 2482 Kcal. Worked 7.5 hours. Walked 7.2 miles.  Average heart rate 125 bpm

Wedding on Saturday August 30, 2008.
All over Oxnard:  Home - Church - RiverRidge Gold Club

I worked more than 8 hours today (no extra charge, of course).
My heart beat almost 60,000 times while I was working.

Wedding on Saturday August 23, 2008 at Bella Victorian Vineyard, Camarillo CA 

Wedding on Saturday August 16, 2008 at Saticoy Country Club, Somis CA

Blog story on today's wedding is located here

Oh, shoot.  I forgot to turn on my foot pod when I arrived at the wedding site.  So my total walking distant is shorter than what it's supposed to be.

Wedding on Friday August 1, 2008 at Calamigos Ranch, Malibu 

This was my third wedding with my heart rate monitor.  I am beginning to see the relationship between the temperature and calories burn.  I burn more calories when the weather is hot.  My heart beats faster when the weather is hot.  Today was not as hot as last 2 weddings.  Today I burned the least amount of calories. I burned 1844 calories (compared to my other 2 wedding with 2754 & 2208 kcal expenditure)

I walked 4.8 miles today.

Above: red circle marks the time I was driving from Poin Mugu to Simi Valley

Wedding: July 12, 2008 

Photography as Fitness Activity (workout)

• Heart rate, calorie, & distant monitoring of a wedding photographer at work
• Wedding photography can be an intense workout.
• Proving wedding photography is not for weak person.  That's why a lot of photographers hire assistants.

VenturaPhoto.com is the first (& only) photographer to monitor physical activities of a
wedding photographer on the job - Just for fun

I used to be a fitness expert.  I used to bench-press 225lb 10 years ago.  I was approached by a gym to lead aerobics classes.  Now I do light workout.  I am 158lb, 5'7" (31 inch waist).

Anyway.  I wanted to know how much calories I burn while I photograph a wedding.  I wanted to know how many miles I walk.  I wanted to know what my average heart rate was.  So, I bought a sophisticated heart rate monitor.   Ever since, I've been monitoring my physical status while I'm at the wedding.

Heart rate monitors: Old and New

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For exampe. On my "Normal Day" I burn 637 Calories in 8 hours.

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At the wedding, I burned 2754 Calories in 6 hours and 19 minutes.  Sometimes I burn 3000+ Calories easy.

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Measuring physical activities at the wedding only takes a few seconds.  I just set my monitor and go about my business.  I believe I am the only person in the world providing this kind of data.   This is fun.