Do you lose weight when you are just sitting down?

Answer 1

Yes, just by staying alive you burn calories, breathing in and out, heart beat, scratching your head all burn calories, the problem is that these 'activities' burn very few compared to the large amount you take in with a meal, if you really want to burn calories, move more, take a walk, go to the gym, take up a sport or swim.

Answer 2

First of all, to set something straight, you doburn Calories by sitting. This is referred to as your basic metabolic rate, or your BMR. Simply put, your body is always using energy to live (the process of breathing is scientifically known as respiration, which is the chemical reaction that takes place to release energy from food), and this will depend on a number of factors.

The average 75 kilogram, or 165 pound male has a BMR of 44 Calories per hour. However, your metabolism increases if you:

• Are younger
• Have a larger body.
• Have more lean muscle mass.
• Have less fat mass.
• Are currently growing (children, teenagers and adolescents)
• Live in an environment with either really high or low temperatures.
• Frequently exercise.
• Eat smaller, regular meals as opposed to larger, less frequent.

Other factors including hormones and genes can affect how fast your metabolism is.

Answer 3

You burn calories constantly. You even burn them while you sleep. To answer your question, the number of calories burned would be different for every person. Larger people burn more than smaller people, people with more muscle mass burn more than people with less, younger people burn more than small people, etc. But the number is generally between 1400 and 2000 calories per day, just sitting around doing nothing.

Answer 4

Not necessarily; but you do burn calories even at total rest, though not that many (about 100 calories per hour, depending on various factors).Losing weight and burning calories are not the same thing. Whether you actually lose weight will depend (also) upon what and how much you eat, how active you are (when not sitting), and many other factors.

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Answer 5

yes when u do situps u feel a burn in ur stomach that means u are burning fat little by little

Answer 6

You don't. Get off your butt and do something.

Answer 7

You lose weight through sweat; which is water weight; you will gain back that weight once you have liquid in your system again. So, technically, you don't burn anything.

Answer 8

No, you do not. You must exercise to lose weight.

Answer 9

let me know when you find out.

Answer 10

none