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The figure for calories consumed when walking is excess calories consumed (compared to sitting still)
by circlefavshape 3y ago
The figure for calories consumed when walking is excess calories consumed (compared to sitting still)
- leereeves 3y agoAre you sure? It doesn't say that.
- circlefavshape 3y agoI am sure. Think about it for a minute and you'll see why
- leereeves 3y agoI don't. Could you explain what you mean? Here's what I found: the formula given in the article is "calories burned = BMR x METs/24 x hour" But the METs for lying quietly is 1. The author certainly forgot to subtract 1 from METs in that equation, and could easily have also forgotten to do so when calculating the given numbers. https://pacompendium.com/inactivity/ https://pacompendium.com/inactivity/
- circlefavshape 3y agoIt just wouldn't make any sense to tell people "you burn X calories when walking/running/whatever for an hour" if they had to subtract their base metabolic rate from the number.
- leereeves 3y agoI agree it should state the excess calories burned. I think the author probably misunderstood the formula.