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

Question

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

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Answer 1

You use energy to breathe, to keep your heart beating, to maintain all your weight at 37°C, to keep your brain working. On top of all that energy expenditure, moving your body a mile is chump change.