Studying = exercise

lulu_1
lulu_1 Posts: 100
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, I weigh 138 pounds and am 5 1' and i usually study around 9 -11 hours a day. according to the following website: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc I lose around 1000 if not more cal. by studing. Should i include studying as an exercise if i am burning calories or no?

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  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    :huh:
  • kfox15
    kfox15 Posts: 97 Member
    Haha, omg I wish! I'm a med student so I feel ya about the studying but sadly, although my brain is churning away the glucose, my heart rate is hardly in zone lol. Unless you count the palpations I get when I realized how much crap I need to learn in the next 48 hours (which of course is why I'm wasting time on MFP)
  • LisaJ2904
    LisaJ2904 Posts: 157 Member
    Big fat NO there huni , lol, worth a try though, just think of the giant brain as a bonus and if you really want to.... say a few pounds of your weight is brain weight , ha .....xxx
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Most stationary bikes, elliptical and treadmills for home use come with a book stand... just sayin...
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    I study for hours but I don't log it in.
  • meg7399
    meg7399 Posts: 672 Member
    yes, those calories you burn sitting there are why you eat on a regular basis. Being alive burns calories, glad you now know. You eat to keep moving. Working out is how you burn EXTRA calories for weight loss.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,091 Member
    If you didn't study you'd still burn the same calories.



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  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    I study quite a bit, too, but I don't count that, haha. I know your brain needs glucose, but I can't imagine it would need 1000 calories of it, even for higher brain functions, because that's just a ridiculous amount of energy for an activity that does not require that much extra. I would think that would be just barely above the minimum of what you need to just function on a daily basis, and would be negligible overall.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    That's called BMR
  • michael300891
    michael300891 Posts: 275
    Studying while jogging on the spot? :D
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    the cure to obesity.............studying.:huh:
  • duharvalgt
    duharvalgt Posts: 319 Member
    Would you not simply add it to your bMR if it daily?
  • CollegeGirl19
    CollegeGirl19 Posts: 101
    It would be nice for all of us students out there, wouldn't it? haha.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Those calories are burnt because you are alive while studying. Being alive burns a lot of calories. Unfortunately, this state of living is already calculated into your goal.
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