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Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories by tomjen3 on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:06AM (#30382606)
>A stationary bike at a steady 20mph pace is about 500 calories in 30 minutes

It is also something at most a tiny minority of the obese population can do.

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Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories by AuryGlenz on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:40AM (#30382794)
I just plugged a 300 pound person in to a calculator for a “moderate” walking speed, and that’d burn nearly 500 calories in an hour.
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Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories by sersi on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:01AM (#30383237)
Most 300 pound people I know cannot walk for an hour at a moderate walking speed.
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Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories by tomjen3 on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:17AM (#30383324)
You are severely overestimating the physical abilities of a severely obese person.
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