Emily CappielloNov 27 Your body burns calories when you’re just lazing about, and it burns even more during certain times of the day. Here’s when you’re at your calorie-burning peak. MR. WATCHARA POOTO/Shutterstock Your body burns calories all day long to keep your organs humming, your blood pumping, and your lungs breathing—not to mention maintaining… Read More: Here’s When Your Body Burns the Most Calories at Rest »
In the name of biological science, it was a particularly big ask. Boston researchers kept seven people in windowless rooms for 37 days. No clocks, radios, televisions, phones or internet. Bedtimes were adjusted so that each night, participants went to sleep four hours later, throwing their body’s circadian rhythms so off balance the effect was… Read More: Hungry? Resting bodies burn more calories in late afternoon, early… »
If there’s one part of the work day we always look forward to (apart from going home and snuggling up on the couch, of course) it’s lunch time. You get to stretch your legs, rest your eyes, get some fresh air and most importantly, eat! But unless you were organised enough to do Sunday food… Read More: 9 Work Lunches Under 500 Calories That Take Less Than… »
You spent Sunday on the couch, skimming your social feeds and watching HGTV. Monday at work was a different story; your job involves creative problem solving and other difficult mental activities. Does the extra brainpower you use at work burn more energy than your Sunday spent watching Fixer Upper reruns? “The basic answer is yes,”… Read More: Does Thinking Burn Calories? Here’s What the Science Says »