Some women look forward to knowing they’ve been able to burn a lot of calories. But devoting too much focus to the calories they have used up through exercise can be a major distraction that hinders progress. Many common calorie counters and other exercise trackers can be quite inaccurate, which creates false expectations of people’s true accomplishments. Learning how to calculate a calorie burn rate without these external devices or programs can help people stay focused knowing they’re using accurate data. Better, focus on the body’s own hunger cues to know when one has done good at the gym; stronger hunger means a stronger workout was completed.