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How To Calculate BMR?
Question: Hi, can you tell me if high BMR is good or lower is good what are its implications, my BMR is about 1500.
Brief Answer:
Depends upon body composition,age,weight,gender,endocrine glands
Detailed Answer:
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Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is defined as the minimum number of calories your body burns whether at rest, working out or lying down. This means that everyone has a set number of calories that are the absolute minimum amount of energy your body burns, and includes all involuntary (independent of your own will) activities that your body does to stay alive such as digestion, respiration, circulation, removing waste products and regulating body temperature.
Normally for average built and weight it is usually between 1000-1500. BMR is not good nor bad.Factors that affect your BMR include age, genetics, weight, heredity, body fat percentage and gender that information is missing here.
For a much better understanding of how many calories your body uses each day, you need to add your activity level. To find out your total daily calorie needs or total daily energy expenditure, just multiply your BMR by the activity factor that is appropriate for your lifestyle as indicated below:
Sedentary (little or no exercise): BMR x 1.2
Lightly active (easy exercise/sports 1-3 days/week): BMR x 1.375
Moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week): BMR x 1.55
Very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week): BMR x 1.725
Extremely active (very hard exercise/sports and physical job): BMR x 1.9
Hope that helps.
Regards
Depends upon body composition,age,weight,gender,endocrine glands
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is defined as the minimum number of calories your body burns whether at rest, working out or lying down. This means that everyone has a set number of calories that are the absolute minimum amount of energy your body burns, and includes all involuntary (independent of your own will) activities that your body does to stay alive such as digestion, respiration, circulation, removing waste products and regulating body temperature.
Normally for average built and weight it is usually between 1000-1500. BMR is not good nor bad.Factors that affect your BMR include age, genetics, weight, heredity, body fat percentage and gender that information is missing here.
For a much better understanding of how many calories your body uses each day, you need to add your activity level. To find out your total daily calorie needs or total daily energy expenditure, just multiply your BMR by the activity factor that is appropriate for your lifestyle as indicated below:
Sedentary (little or no exercise): BMR x 1.2
Lightly active (easy exercise/sports 1-3 days/week): BMR x 1.375
Moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week): BMR x 1.55
Very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week): BMR x 1.725
Extremely active (very hard exercise/sports and physical job): BMR x 1.9
Hope that helps.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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