tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375630406793004338.post8295157064384966276..comments2023-07-08T11:02:08.644-04:00Comments on Dan Rosen's other Blog: Why I hate math and working outDan Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622982563470785003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375630406793004338.post-24129707716959960872011-12-18T12:28:56.377-05:002011-12-18T12:28:56.377-05:00According to my research, your numbers are right -...According to my research, your numbers are right -- I burn about 85 calories an hour just by sitting around. So when I went to the gym this morning and ran 3 miles and burned 300 calories, I really only burned 215 that wouldn't otherwise be burned. That seems sort of silly. Maybe I should start a new business -- a "Sit and Gym". People can come in and, for a fee, sit quietly on a comfy couch, and be guaranteed that they lose 85 calories.Dan Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622982563470785003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375630406793004338.post-87429226702535704992011-12-15T12:42:12.419-05:002011-12-15T12:42:12.419-05:00I like math - so here's your solution. An ave...I like math - so here's your solution. An average adult male taking in 2000 calories will burn, on average, ~83 calories per hour just by being alive. If you burned 257 calories by exercising, then you have a net gain of 174 burned calories. However, one might also assume that since you would have burned those 83 calories by merely living, the independent factor of exercising adds those 257 burned calories to your baseline for a total of 340 for the hour. either way, its a net loss of calories.<br /><br />Or, I could be wrong.Brother Irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165389403104709557noreply@blogger.com