Where Are Calories Burned?

Most of us know that to lose or maintain weight, we need to burn more (or the same) calories a day than we eat. Fortunately we burn calories through more ways than just exercise.

Calories are our energy source so everything we do (even sleeping!) burns calories.

Calories are burned to provide energy for these three functions:

1. Activities

30% of our daily energy consumption comes from daily activities. This can be absolutely anything from walking around the office at work, exercise and even writing an essay.

2. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

60% of calories are burned by being alive. The brain requires a lot of energy to function. Sleeping and even being sedentary burns calories. We burn them all of the time!

3. Dietary Thermogenics.

The remaining calories are burned by eating, digesting and absorbing food.

Now that we have covered the basics, the next few posts will focus on how to burn more calories by using these functions to your advantage.

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