Does shaking your leg burn calories

Can you burn calories by shaking your leg all day?

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I read that it does burn calories on this site: http://www.peakformtraining.com/Articles.htm

Do I burn extra calories if I shake my leg while sitting down??

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Yes you will but it will be minimal. I would say maybe 50 calories from a day of leg shaking. It’s not exercise at all.

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Do I burn extra calories if I shake my leg while sitting down?

Q: if so, how many per, lets say about 10 minutes?how many calories can u burn by shaking ur legs throughout the day?(on average)

A: Yes you will but it will be minimal. I would say maybe 50 calories from a day of leg shaking. It’s not exercise at all.

Is it true that you can burn up to 800 calories per day if you twitch (like shake your legs, tap your feet)?

Q: Like, if you are sitting down and you move your legs, tap your feet, etc?If it’s true, how much twitching would you have to do? I bet it’s a lot!

A: Probably not as much as you think. Twitching your leg is a lot less effort than taking a step. If you consistently tapped your feet/shake your legs you can probably burn up to 200 calories a day at most. If we could burn 800 just by tapping our feet, there would be a lot less overweight people in the world. 🙂

How many calories do you burn in ten minutes of fidgeting?

Q: Such as leg shaking or moving around in your seat?

A: Well 10 minutes of sitting doing nothing would be around 10 calories. You would maybe add 2-3 to that in 10 minutes, but not unless you’re seriously fidgeting.