Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

The basal metabolic rate shows you, how many calories your body needs for a day, when you doing nothing.

Formula:

For men:

bmr [kcal/24 h] = 66,47 + 13,7 × weight [kg] + 5 × size [cm] − 6,8 × age [years]

For women:

bmr [kcal/24 h] = 655,1 + 9,6 × weight [kg] + 1,8 × size [cm] − 4,7 × age [years]

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