How Many Calories Can You Burn While Sleeping? Probably More Than You Think.

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Key Points

The human body is always burning calories, even at rest. That’s because everyone uses a minimum amount of energy for essential functions like breathing and digestion.

While asleep, you burn around 40 to 55 calories per hour of sleep. With seven hours of sleep, the number can range from 280 to 385 calories.

Anything that increases your BMR also increases the number of calories you’ll burn while sleeping. Having more muscle mass increases “around-the-clock calorie burn.”

Getting at least seven hours of sleep a night and good quality sleep will also improve the number of calories that you consistently burn overnight.

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