How does your body burn 2000 calories a day, but you have to run a mile to burn 100 extra?

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Basically the title. I saw this thing about how much you have to exercise to burn off certain foods and was wondering how your body burns so many calories by doing nothing.

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I know this is most likely BS made up by my mom to encourage me to exercise but I choose to believe it anyway.

When you get moving and get the blood pumping, it gets all your insides working far more effectively, gets your digestive system moving at a far better rate and puts everything into an “active” state. When you sit around all day your body is in an idling state, everything moves slower and blood flow is generally way lower.

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