Calories Burned Per Hour Sitting
Many people are aware that calories are burned during exercise activities such as running or kickboxing. However, few people understand the process of calorie burning, and fewer still know that the body actually burns calories while at rest.
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What's a Calorie?
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A calorie is a unit of energy. Calories are found in food, and the body either uses the energy immediately or stores it in fat cells.
Variables in Burning Calories
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Both a person's weight and the exertion used in an activity determine calorie-burning ratios. The higher the weight and the more intense the exertion, the more calories are burned.
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Sitting and Watching TV
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For a person weighing 125 pounds, 46 calories are burned per hour while sitting and watching television. A 155-pound person burns 56 calories, and someone who weighs 185 pounds burns 66 calories.
Sitting and Reading
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Interestingly, reading requires a little more exertion than watching television. A person weighing 125 pounds burns 68 calories per hour reading. A 155-pound person burns 82 calories during an hour of reading, and a 185-pound person burns 96 calories.
Sitting and Working On a Computer
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Sitting upright and typing can burn even more calories. A person weighing 125 pounds burns 82 calories an hour at the computer desk; someone who weighs 155 pounds burns 102 calories, and a 185-pound person burns 122 calories.
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