How many calories do you need?
This tool calculates the number of calories you should consume per day to reach your weight goal. It does not take into account the extra calories you burn when you exercise. Learn more ▸
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Basal Metabolic Rate
People often refer to this as your metabolism. For most individuals, BMR accounts for about 2/3 of the calories they burn in a day. The remainder of calories are burned when we eat and when we perform other physical activities like walking or playing sports. Height, weight, gender and age all impact BMR.
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Height: The more body surface area you have to cover, the higher your BMR. This means tall people tend to have higher BMRs.
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Weight: The heavier you are, the higher your BMR rate will be.
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Gender: Men tend to have more lean tissue, resulting in higher BMRs whereas women tend to have more fat tissue, which results in lower BMRs.
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Age: Individuals tend lose lean body mass as they grow older. When you lose lean body mass, your BMR goes down.
BMR: Activity Level
In order to estimate the number of calories you currently burn in a day, you need to take into account your activity level. Perhaps not surprisingly, you burn more calories as your level of activity increases.