How Many Calories Do You Burn Lying Down

The number of calories you burn play plays an essential role in losing weight. And while you do burn an increased number of calories while you are doing vigorous activities like exercising, running and such, it’s good for you to know that your body never really stops burning calories, even during periods of rest.

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The body continuously burns calories to give you energy so you can accomplish tasks of varying degrees of difficulties. Research has shown that the body burns calories even while asleep or lying down, however the amount being burned is considerably low. People whose weight is at 125, 155 and 185 pounds respectively will burn 19, 23, and 28 calories if they fall asleep in 30-minute periods. Example, if your weight is at 155 pounds and you’re used to sleeping at 8 hours each night, then you’ll burn around 184 calories while you sleep.

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Although it might seem impressive to lose 19-28 calories every 30 minutes of your sleep, this however is the lowest rate you’ll get throughout the day. So even if you’re just lounging in a chair reading a book, you’ll still lose 42 calories in half an hour that is if you weigh 155 pounds. A person having the same weight stands to burn 298 calories if they’ll do a 30-minute jog at 5 mph and 372 calories if they’ll do 30-minutes of jumping rope.

Because of the body’s basal metabolic rate (BMR), everyone burns calories at different rates. This represents the rate at which the body burns out fats while it is resting. However it is still possible to increase your BMR to burn more calories even when you are inactive. Doing this can help you burn more fats.
When losing fat, the more calories you burn the more fats you shed. Lying down may not be the best way to lose fats, but still, it can come as welcome reprieve from you doing vigorous activities in order for you to shed weight . Remember that to shed a pound of fat, you’ll need to burn 3,500 calories more than what you consume through foods and drinks.

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