The average person burns 75-100 calories resting or doing nothing. Standing or fidgeting doesn’t count as it burns more calories per hour. In round figures a person doing nothing will burn approximately one calorie per hour per kilogram of bodyweight (a half calorie per pound). If properly sleeping (as opposed to short naps), they will burn fewer calories per hour.
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In terms of relative calorie burn, standing burns roughly twice as many calories as sitting, walking burns 3 times as many. Cycling burns more than twice as much as walking and swimming a little more than that.
Below is an accurate calorie burn for sitting.
Calories Burned based on Time and Weight.
Calories Burned in 1 hour
Weight 100lb:62
Weight 120lb:74
Weight 125lb:77
Weight 150lb:93
Weight 175lb:108
Weight 200lb:124
Weight 250lb:155
Weight 300lb:186
Calories Burned in 40 minutes
Weight 100lb:41
Weight 120lb:50
Weight 125lb:52
Weight 150lb:62
Weight 175lb:72
Weight 200lb:83
Weight 250lb:103
Weight 300lb:124
Calories Burned in 40 minutes
Weight 100lb:41
Weight 120lb:50
Weight 125lb:52
Weight 150lb:62
Weight 175lb:72
Weight 200lb:83
Weight 250lb:103
Weight 300lb:124
Calories Burned in 45 minutes
Weight 100lb:46
Weight 120lb:56
Weight 125lb:58
Weight 150lb:70
Weight 175lb:81
Weight 200lb:93
Weight 250lb:116
Weight 300lb:139
Calories Burned in 1 hour 30 mins
Weight 100lb:93
Weight 120lb:111
Weight 125lb:116
Weight 150lb:139
Weight 175lb:163
Weight 200lb:186
Weight 250lb:232
Weight 300lb:279
Calories Burned in 2 hours
Weight 100lb:124
Weight 120lb:149
Weight 125lb:155
Weight 150lb:186
Weight 175lb:217
Weight 200lb:248
Weight 250lb:310
Weight 300lb:371