Calorie Burn: Running the Numbers

Somewhere between six-grade math and tenth grade chemistry there’s a formula to help you figure out how may calories a particular activity will send up in smoke. Of course, because muscles burn six calories per pound per day while fat burns two calories per pound per day, it all depends on your muscle/fat ratio. And on a few other things. One of the clearest explanations we’ve found is this one, put forth by the Moving Crew and published in the Washington Post. In the end, it all comes down to something we’ve heard before: eat less, exercise more.