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How Many Calories Did I Burn?

kapeluza
kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone know how many calories I burnt typing this?

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  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
    .25 lol
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    2 - definitely 2.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    I'd say 15


    Unless you typed laughing like a maniac.

    Then 20
  • AnneGenevieveS
    AnneGenevieveS Posts: 441 Member
    put on your heart rate monitor... haha.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,511 Member
    Calories burned with Typing Electric, Manual, or Computer

    102 calories per hour Assuming a body weight of: 150 lbs

    (you do the math)

    http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-burned-typing-a604

    I Love the internet the best waste of time ever invented LOL
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    Probably less than thinking up this post or breathing while typing it
  • hazelnut861
    hazelnut861 Posts: 390 Member
    put on your heart rate monitor... haha.
    This
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    F&ck why didn't I think about using my HRM!
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    I'd say 15


    Unless you typed laughing like a maniac.

    Then 20

    I like the way you think!
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?

    You have to let it go.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?
    You have to let it go.
    :sad:
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?

    Actually yes, I was breathing, thinking about this and picking up scattered walnuts that I dropped in my office.
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?

    She may not have been while posting......but seems she's gathered quite a few of us since her op.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    I have heard that banging your head against the computer burns 150 calories per hour. Not sure how coherent your typing would be, but not a bad burn.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?
    Actually yes, I was breathing, thinking about this and picking up scattered walnuts that I dropped in my office.
    And Contrarian called me crazy.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Were you gathering nuts while posting this?
    Actually yes, I was breathing, thinking about this and picking up scattered walnuts that I dropped in my office.
    And Contrarian called me crazy.

    Perhaps you're just....nuts.
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