After the first step finding out weather you have a healthy body weight, you need to understand and do your BMR calculation now.
What is BMR Calculation?
Before any BMR calculation, you might ask what is BMR? Actually, BMR (basal or resting metabolic rate) is the number of calories that our body requires on a daily basis if we stay in bed all day and do nothing. It goes to the functioning of vital organs in the body such as the pumping blood to the heart, repairing the worn out cells, temperature regulation etc.
Most Popular BMR Calculation Method
The most well known way in BMR calculation is the Harris Benedict equation. This calculation is more accurate than determining calorie needs based only on total body weight. Anyhow, the Harris Benedict equation does not take lean body mass into consideration. Calculations will be accurate in all except for the extremely muscular and the extremely obese people.
English BMR calculation Formula:
Female: 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) – ( 4.7 x age in years )
Male: 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) – ( 6.8 x age in years )Metric BMR calculation Formula:
Female: 655 + ( 9.6 x weight in kg ) + ( 1.8 x height in cm ) – ( 4.7 x age in years )
Male: 66 + ( 13.7 x weight in kg ) + ( 5 x height in cm ) – ( 6.8 x age in years )