Re:From Burned Out Tech CEO to Amazon Warehouse Associate
by yourusername on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:29AM
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Sufficient is a lot.
If you eat a fast food meal (burger, fries, soda) above maintenance you're looking at half a marathon to burn that off. And most people aren't pro cyclists that are able to sustain 400 watts+ for a hour.
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Re:From Burned Out Tech CEO to Amazon Warehouse Associate
by sarchertech on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:59AM
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Sufficient is a lot, but it’s nowhere near as extreme as that example makes it sound.
That’s a half marathon for a 150 lbs fit person, running efficiently. A 250 lbs person who is a little out of shape will burn that in a 2.5 hour walk.
Obviously 1300 calories a day above maintenance is extreme for most people, but energy expended scales non linearly with weight. There are also a lot quicker ways to burn calories than marathon running.