Details With the average American working a 40 hour work week, the number of calories that you burn during your working day is no small or dismissible variable in staying fit. How many calories do you burn in a day doing nothing?The average person burns 75-100 calories resting and doing nothing. If they are standing or fidgeting they will burn more calories per hour. A person doing nothing will burn approximately 1.05 calorie per hour per kilogram of weight, or 0.48 calories per hour per pound of weight.
How many calories does your body burn a day resting?Average RMR
A more recent reference found that RMR in sedentary adults can range from less than 1200 to more than 3000 calories per day in both men and women.
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