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Ask HN:How many calories can non-athlete burn in one shot without been exhausted
14 by hnthrowaway0315 | 21 comments on Hacker News.
Hi friends, As a quite-inactive guy, I'm curious how many calories can you burn in one exercise session without getting hurt. By saying "getting hurt" I intend to include all minor injuries that jeopardize your next session or your work so that's why I put "exhausting too much" in the title. I imagine for someone who is active and has good joints, he/she might be able to burn 400-500 calories every day BEFORE going to work. But is anything more than that, say, 800-1000 calories possible for you? I guess it's a completely different picture for athletes so this is targeted for laymen.