• Sabin10@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    The average human takes 20000 breaths per day. For comparison, the average American take 4700 steps a day so steps actually win since the break even point is around 4000 steps.

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      10 months ago

      Good point, but when you run the numbers that works out to $1000/day for breathing and $1175/day for walking. With $1000 a day you won’t need to take those steps anymore. Bonus, as you gain weight you’ll presumably need to breathe more so you’ll gradually make more and more money right up until the heart attack. Truly a passive income at its finest.

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        10 months ago

        $1175 for the average person NOT being paid to get more steps in. I would watch a 2 hour movie on the treadmill instead of going to an 8 hour work day. Not including any other steps it would average around $3370 dollars there. Or just listen to music, watch a TV show, whatever it was. I could do that 3-4 days a week, make more money and stay in shape.

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      10 months ago

      Break a leg? Get sick? Get old? Breathing still has you covered.

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        10 months ago

        Same here. I’ll take steps and in 10 years I’ll be set up to make more than the breathers even if I become a paraplegic.