Thursday, March 14, 2013

How Many Calories Do You Burn When You Click a Mouse?

Desk jockeys everywhere will probably agree: Exercise isn't a big part of their day-to-day antics.
According to a 2011 study published in the journal PLoS One, 80% of jobs in America require little to no physical activity. With the addition of a few midday vending machine trips, the study says, it's likely that most American cubicle-dwellers are consuming more calories than they're burning — now more than ever.
Another report, called Convert Anything to Calories, calculated the number of calories burned through the mundane activities typical of desk job workers. Among them? Clicking a mouse.
How Many Calories Do You Burn When You Click a Mouse?

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