Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate - the number of calories your body burns at rest just to maintain basic life functions.
Measurement System:
Your Basal Metabolic Rate
BMR
-calories/day
Estimated Daily Calories by Activity Level
Sedentary
Little or no exercise, desk job
-
Lightly Active
Light exercise 1-3 days/week
-
Moderately Active
Moderate exercise 3-5 days/week
-
Very Active
Hard exercise 6-7 days/week
-
Extremely Active
Very hard exercise, physical job
-
What This Means
Your BMR results will be explained here.
References: Mifflin MD, St Jeor ST, et al. (1990). "A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.