How does your body use 2000 calories each day, but you need to run an extra mile to use up an additional 100 calories?

Question

Why can’t we eat and lose calories.. LOL

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Answer 1

The sole purpose of breathing is to provide the oxygen to burn stuff. You breathe faster while working out, but the additional number of breaths taken compared to sitting around is relatively small, especially when considering a full day vs an hour of working out.