Calculating our Daily Calorie
Requirements
Our calorie needs - meaning
the number of daily calories we require to maintain our weight
- depend on a number of factors.
Our age, gender, weight,
height and exercise routine
are the main variables in assessing calorie-needs.
But body composition is important,
too. Because lean tissue (muscle) is more metabolically active than fat,
the higher our body fat percentage, the fewer calories we require.
Calorie-Calculator for Adults
To calculate your calorie
needs, click Calorie Calculator
Note:
The calorie-calculator uses the Harris-Benedict formula. This formula
does not account for body fat percentage. Therefore, this calorie calculator
will be accurate for most people except the extremely muscular (who need
more calories) and the extremely obese (who need fewer calories).
Calorie-Controlled Diets
For reviews of weight reduction
diet plans, click Weight Loss Diets
or Reviews
of Diets.
For calorie details of 2500
Foods, see Calories
in Foods
Benefits of Regular Exercise
Daily physical activity,
especially fitness workouts performed on specific exercise
equipment, builds muscles,
burns extra calories, loses weight
and body fat tissue. In addition
to reducing weight, and burning
body fat, regular physical workouts raise
metabolic rate and help to tone
the stomach.
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