How does your body burn 2000 calories a day without any effort, but running a mile only burns 100 calories?

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How does your body burn 2000 calories a day without any effort, but running a mile only burns 100 calories?

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>without any effort

Is probably the biggest understatement of basal metabolic rate I’ve ever seen. Your body puts in an incredible amount of effort to keep you alive, even if you do nothing but sit still. Energy is still needed to keep your organs running and the most expensive one, your brain, working as intended.