When exercising, does the amount of effort determine calories burned or the actual work being done?

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Will an athlete who runs for an hour at moderate pace and is not tired at the end burn more calories than an out of shape person who runs for an hour a way shorter distance but is exhausted at the end?
Assuming both have the same weight and such

What I want to know basically is if your body gets stronger will it need less energy to perform the same amount of work?

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I’m pretty sure that as you get more coordinated it takes less work (calories) to do the same task. This is why ‘noob gains’ are a thing: you’re not that much stronger, you’re just better at firing all the bench-press muscles in sequence. So someone who’s run 2000 miles in the past year is likely to be better at running than someone who’s never done one.

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