Short People Burn Fewer Calories

Now before I start receiving angry emails from readers of shorter stature, let me explain. This is not an insult, it is a fact. Researchers recently determined that limb length was the most important determinant of energy expenditure during activity! This means if you are "vertically challenged" then you will burn fewer calories than a taller acquaintance who works just as hard on the treadmill. I wonder if this explains why the six foot tall models can stay so skinny?


Take heart, your efforts are in vain, this simply means that the "vertically challenged" will need to challenge themselves a little more when they hit the treadmill or stair climber! Move faster, work longer, try interval training, add ankle weights, whatever you do just pump up the volume. (Journal Experimental Biology, 210; 484-494,2007)