Do you know how many calories your body needs each day?

Basal metabolic rate

is the minimum calorie requirement in order to sustain life while resting needed for basic vital processes such us breathing, blood circulation etc.
Total metabolic rate

involves Basal Metabolic Rate in addition to the energy expenditure for other daily activities.

Basal Metabolic Rate

Total Metabolic Rate

Height

inches

Weight

lbs

Age

years old

Gender

Activity

Basal Metabolic Rate result for 55 years old woman weighing 101.4 lbs and 5 ft 6 inches tall:

Below you can find estimated daily calorie requirement for a female weighing 101.4 lbs and measuring 5 ft 6 inches tall (the Basal Metabolic Rate result does NOT include your everyday activity).

BMR:	1,072 kcal
Weight:	101.4 lbs
Height:	5 ft 6 inches
Age:	55 years old

Check how does your BMR change:

When you are 60 years of age:
Basal Metabolic Rate for 60 yr. old woman 101.4 lbs 5 ft 6 inches
When you are 70 years of age:
Basal Metabolic Rate for 70 yr. old woman 101.4 lbs 5 ft 6 inches

Basal Metabolic Rate typically comprises from 66 to 75 percent of the daily calorie requirement, because it only takes into account a minimal rate of energy expenditure for basic vital processes in the body at rest.

If you want to find out your daily calorie requirement including your activity level check your Total Metabolic Rate here.

Regular exercise will increase your metabolic rate

If you are not active your body needs 1,072 calories but If you would start:

Walking: fast for 30 minutes then your metabolic rate could jump by 104 kcal to at least 1176 calories!
Cycling for 30 minutes then your metabolic rate could jump by 138 kcal to at least 1210 calories!
Walking: slowly for 30 minutes then your metabolic rate could jump by 64 kcal to at least 1136 calories!

Balanced diet

Your daily calorie requirement is 1,072 calories. But what's next? How many calories are in certain food? Should you be concerned with nutrition facts? Did you know that certain diet food can help you lose weight? Check our proposal for your daily meal plan.