People with higher % of lean muscle mass burn more calories
BMR decreases with age
Regular cardiovascular exercise can increase your BMR
Strictly cutting calories can cause your body to slow its basal metabolic rate
Before you “cut” calories let’s make a plan to increase lean body mass and balance your nutrition to ensure that the essential nutrients are being included in your meal plans.
Enter your age, height, weight, and gender below to determine your BMR.
Your BMR score is calories/day.
Activity adjusted BMR gives calorie requirements to maintain current weight.
For mild daily activity you should have calories/day.
For moderate daily activity you should have calories/day.
For strenuous daily activity you should have calories/day.
If weight loss is desired, subtract approximately 500 calories per day to achieve a one pound weight loss per week or increase activity level to burn more calories.