What is your
BMR?
Your BMR or
Basal metabolic rate is an estimate of how many calories you’d burn in a 24
hour period if you were to do nothing but rest. It represents the amount of
energy you would need on a daily basis to keep your body functioning.
Your BMR is
completely unique to you, based on your height, weight, age and gender. Your
BMR is particularly useful in helping you to determine how many calories you
would need to consume each day especially if you are looking to slim down or
bulk up.
Is it
accurate?
The only snag
with using the BMR calculation is that it doesn’t consider your lean body mass
and so it could under estimate or overestimate the number of calories you would
need to consume.
However, in
general, it is an accurate guide if using the Miffin St. Joer equation.
How to
calculate calorie requirements?
In order to
calculate your required calorie intake suitable to your goal, use the equation
below. Then if you want to slim down, reduce your calorie consumption by
300-500 calories per day. On the other hand simply add 300-500 calories daily
if you want to bulk up.
(9.99 x weight (kg)) + (6.25 x height (cm))
– (6.92 – age) + 5 = BMR
If your goal
is to reduce your weight, ensure you do not reduce calorie consumption by more
than 500 calories a day. At Synergy Fitness Systems we always recommend quality
food make up your daily calorie consumption rather than eating whatever you
like just to meet your daily calorie requirements. We recommend Musclefood.com
for its high quality fresh foods.
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