Calculate Your Daily Calorie Profile

Fill out the form below to calculate your Daily Calorie Baseline. This is an approximation of the energy (calories) you require for your normal daily routine, excluding exercise and sports. Theoretically, this represents the number of calories you can consume each day and maintain your weight, assuming little or no exercise.

Your Health Information

Date of Birth			Gender	Current Weight		Height

Your Activity Level help me choose

Choosing an Activity Level
Choose the activity level that best reflects your typical daily routine outside of exercise and sports. This setting will be used in conjunction with gender, age, height and weight to determine the number of calories you can consume each day to maintain your weight (aka. Calorie Baseline) The majority of our members choose Desk bound / Sitting or Lightly Active. If you are stuck trying to choose between two levels, we suggest you pick the least active level. This will result in a more conservative Calorie Baseline calculation, which is desirable in most situations.

Desk-bound / Sitting

At work, you spend most of your day at a desk or drive a vehicle with few opportunities to move around. At home, you tend to spend most of your time sitting. You are engaged in light housework an hour or less on most days. (Physically active or moving 20% or less during waking hours.)

Lightly Active

At work, you are frequently up and moving. At home, you tend to keep busy with light housework or outdoor chores for several hours each day. (Physically active or moving 20 - 40% during waking hours.)

Active

At work, you are up and moving most of the day. At home, you are doing moderate housework and/or outdoor chores with very little sitting or downtime. (Physically active or moving 40 - 60% during waking hours.)

Very Active

At work, you are constantly on the move, performing heavy, physical work. At home, you are always on the move and engaged in heavy housework and/or outdoor chores for most of the day. (Physically active or moving 60 - 80% during waking hours.)

Helpful Terms & Definitions

Daily Calorie Baseline: This is the sum of your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Daily Activity Calories. Your Daily Calorie Baseline is an approximation of the energy (calories) you require for your normal daily routine, excluding exercise and sports. Theoretically, this represents the number of calories you can consume each day and maintain your weight, assuming little or no exercise.
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): Represents the energy (calories) required to maintain basic normal body functions like your respiratory and circulatory systems. RMR does include calories burned through physical activity. For most people, RMR represents approximately 70% of total calorie burn each day.
Daily Activity Calories: An estimate of the energy (calories) you require each day for physical activities not including exercise and sports.

Calculated Daily Calorie Baseline

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

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Activity Calories

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Daily Calorie Baseline

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