Determining Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), also similarly known as your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR), is the total number of calories you burn throughout an inactive day.  This number is particularly important so you can determine the number of calories you should allow yourself on any given inactive day.  Here's how we determine your BMR:

MALE: 66 + (6.3 × body weight in pounds) + (12.9 × height in inches) − (6.8 × age in years) 

FEMALE: 655 + (4.3 × weight in pounds) + (4.7 × height in inches) − (4.7 × age in years)

Keep this number in mind and make wise, healthy decisions this week.