What are calories?

* What are calories?A calorie is an expression of energy. It is the same as it is a measurement of weight, and it is a measure of distance. Also, the energy expended in an exercise is measured by calories burn rate.What is the most effective method to decrease calories? Your body will be constantly burning calories to keep your body in good condition. To get more calories engage in more physical activities and the more strenuous your work, the higher calorie consumed. Your daily calorie intake will vary dependent on the type of work you're engaging in. If you're active more on some days, you may have to eat more in order to help fuel your workout. The recommended calorie intake is 1200 for females and 1500 for men. If you want to lose weight, it is essential to reduce your calorie consumption to be less than your total daily calories consumed. Limiting your calorie consumption too much, it could result in harm to your health.

Based on your age, height, sex and level of activity, this calorie calculator will calculate the amount of calories you should consume on a daily basis to assist in to maintain, gain or lose weight. Simply fill out the following form for an estimation of your day-to-day calorie needs

Enter Height	:	Feet Inch	(OR) CM
Enter Weight	:	KG	(OR) Pound
Select Gender	:	MaleFemale
Enter Age	:
Enter Exercise Level	:	Select Sedentary(Little exercise) Light Exercise(1-3x/week) Moderate Exercise(3-5x/week) Hard Exercise(6-7x/week) Very Hard(2x/day)

This Calorie Calculator is founded in the Mifflin and St Jeor equation. This algorithm used in the calculation to calculate it's possible to calculate what is known as the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is calculated by following the formula:

You need to consume the calories are required by you to maintain your weight will be equal to the BMR value multiplied by an exercise factor. For a loss of 1 pound or 0.5kg every week, you'll need reduce 500 calories out of your diet each day.

The most effective method to shed pounds is with an appropriate diet and exercise. Don't decrease you calorie intake by more than 1,000 calories every day, and then try to reduce your calorie intake gradually. Also, make sure you don't reduce your intake of fiber and remember your other nutritional requirements.

Its results come from those of Calorie Calculator The results of the Calorie Calculator basing on an estimated average.

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Maintaining a healthy weight will be a major factor in your overall health. The tips below will assist you in reaching your goal - and keep there. Input your information, and you'll receive an estimate of the number of calories you'll need to keep your weight. If you're seeking to lose weight, consume fewer calories than you would through fitness and activities you do every day.

This tool was created to be used by healthy adults who are over 19. Check out Nutrition for People with Cancer to find more information about how to eat nutritiously and how to eat healthy after treatment for cancer.

Your Activity Level

Sedentary: The activities that are commonplace for the most part (dressing and cooking, walking on a walk from work back home to the home and back, etc.). A little bit of exercise. Lightly active: The activities of daily life that are equivalent to walking for 2 miles (or about 4000 steps) every day. Moderately active: Daily activities and things like running briskly (15-20 minutes for every mile) and dancing, and leisurely cycling, tennis, mowers, golfing or doing yoga three times each weeks. Very Active: Daily activities with moderate exercise as well as intense exercises (jogging as well as swimming, running singles tennis, soccer, basketball, digging, carpentry) every day of the week.CALCULATE

Source: Gerrior S, Juan W, Basiotis P. A simple method of determining the estimated energy requirements. Prev Chronic Dis Vol. 3, No. 4 2006 Oct. Available at: View Source

To Lose Weight

To shed one pound each week, you need to reduce 500 calories every day. You can accomplish this by eating lessfood, becoming more active or both. Look over these suggestions:

• Eliminate 250 calories from your diet. This would be about 20 ounces of regular soda.
• In addition, you can burn 250 calories through exercise. For a person who weighs 150 pounds, it's about 30 minutes of tennis singles or approximately 45 minutes of fast walking.

More Interactive Tools

Utilize our other interactive tools for staying healthy:

• You can calculate the Calories burnt during exercise as well as in daily activities.
• Examine whether you're at a healthy weight using our BMI Calculator.
• Utilize the Target Heart Rate Calculator for optimal results from your exercise.