A new study shows that men can burn almost as many calories sitting on the couch as they do while they are working out.

According to Daily Mail, the study was a small one, and it was conducted for a British TV show, so it is not exactly science but here is what it discovered.

A guy sitting on the couch for a few hours burned 640 calories, while a guy working out for an hour burned 834 calories.  That is not a huge difference.

On the other hand, a woman sitting on the couch for a few hours burned 292 calories, but a woman working out for an hour burned 729.  That is a much bigger difference.

The main reason men can burn so many calories sitting around is that they usually have larger bodies and more muscle mass, so they need more calories just to survive, even when they are not doing anything.

 

 

 

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