Bully wrote:Yes I was meaning that if say I was watching tv and instead of sitting down I could stand up for an hour and lose more weight or burn more calories ?
Or is it just a myth in standing up burns more calories as googling says different or different responses. One I read says 100 burnt per hour compared to sitting in the same amount would burn 50
the problem is when talking about burning calories you can only get a guide rather then an actual figure. There are a lot of factors that determine how your body uses and processes calories. Diet is a huge factor especially in dietary thermogenesis, from research the better results of dietary thermogenesis come from high protein med carbs and low fat.
For me there is also the possibility of weight gain. majority of people when their bored and agitated turn to food as a comfort, so in some people cases they will probably eat more calories after standing then they have burnt. If you can keep control of your diet and it does help you lose some weight then no one can complain about that. But to me instead of changing from sitting to standing why not look for a cheap treadmill and walk instead of standing.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:38 pm
What did he do?