Calorie Guide for Weight Loss: Calculation and Burn Rates

How many calories does the average body burn a day, even while sitting or raking leaves? Calculate the precise deficit needed to lose 2 pounds a day through diet and activities like biking.

Maximum Calories Burned Per Day

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Kim Nunley

The maximum number of calories that can be burned in a day depends on the workout activity that you participate in and the duration. To burn the most calories, participate in the most effective activity for as long as safely possible.

Kim Nunley has been screenwriting and working as an online health and fitness writer since 2005. She’s had multiple short screenplays produced and her feature scripts have placed at the Austin Film Festival. Prior to writing full-time, she worked as a strength coach, athletic coach and college instructor. She holds a master's degree in kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton.