TIL the exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators User LargeFrogmouth, 03 Nov 2023
TIL the exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators User Pretty-Slice-131, in the The Joe Rogan Experience subreddit, 03 Nov 2023
The exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators User animalzoid, in the TIL today subreddit, 03 Nov 2023
TIL the exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators User Hearnoenvy782231, in the HearnoenvyXspeaknoenvy subreddit, 03 Nov 2023
TIL the exercise paradox: hunter-gatherers who trek miles daily (or climb up trees) burn the same calories as much-less-active office workers and machine operators User jnpha, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 03 Nov 2023
Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity (metabolic rates similar across a broad range of cultures) User 1345834, in the Science-Based Nutrition subreddit, 07 Dec 2018
Comparing total daily calories in Hadza and westerners [2012, N = 30, Duration = 11 Days, Doubly-Labelled Water] User duckconference, in the Advanced Fitness subreddit, 24 Feb 2017
TIL even though doing exercise is associated with burning calories, studies in humans and other species have shown that more active populations do not necessarily have higher energy expenditure, suggesting that the body's metabolic response to exercise adapts to the level of activity. User dustofoblivion123, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 28 Jan 2016
TIL that a hunter-gatherer burns roughly the same amount of calories in a 24 hour period as a sedentary office worker. This is because the body adjusts the metabolic rate down to compensate for activity. User ryanscottlove, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 30 May 2013