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Using your numbers, the base metabolic rate accounts for 2/3 of the difference; if one engages in just 100 calories of activity during 4 waking hours then 100%
by mcherm 5y ago
Using your numbers, the base metabolic rate accounts for 2/3 of the difference; if one engages in just 100 calories of activity during 4 waking hours then 100% of the difference is matched by energy expenditures.
- dragontamer 5y agoRunning a mile is 100 calories of activity. People grossly overestimate the effects of working out to burn off calories.