Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories
by antman on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:40AM
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One does not only lose weight because of the exercise itself, but by retaining muscles since they are a major calorific expenditure factor. Large mass muscles burn calories e.g. glutes
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Re:Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories
by tgb on Friday February 18, 2022 @06:56AM
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Sadly, muscle only burns 12.6 kcal / kg /day at rest [1]. If you put on an impressive 20kg of muscle that would only increase total expenditure by 250 kcal a day. If you want your muscles to burn calories, you'd better be exercising them.