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Health Calculators » Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) or Basal Metabolic Rate ( BMR)
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) or Basal Metabolic Rate ( BMR) is the rate at which you burn energy or calories when resting. This helps fulfill the basic requirements of the body to function optimally. Calories are required constantly to perform essential body functions like heartbeat, respiration, elimination of wastes by the kidneys etc. On an average around 50 to 75% of one’s daily energy expenditure is attributed towards this resting metabolic rate.
If you wish to lose weight, your calorie consumption should be calculated so that you can take care of the vital basic body function. Your workout should be such that you burn more calories than you consume above your basic requirement. Knowing this will help you shed the extra weight sensibly.
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Please note that it is possible that this calculator may underestimate the calorie requirement for the extremely muscular and may overestimate calorie needs for the extremely overweight individuals.
FACTS about RMR, Metabolism and Weight Loss Programmes :
* When your age increases, RMR decreases.
* When your weight decreases, RMR decreases.
* Your metabolism is largely dependant on your genes. * Increasing muscle mass will increase metabolism.
* Muscle loss will decrease metabolic rate.
* When you loose fat often muscle mass is also lost.
* If you loose weight your RMR also comes down due to muscle loss.
* Once you start normal diet after loosing weight from dieting, you are likely to regain your lost weight.
* Exercise and dieting stops muscle loss and helps loose weight and also stops muscle loss and hence RMR.
* When your weight decreases, RMR decreases.
* Your metabolism is largely dependant on your genes. * Increasing muscle mass will increase metabolism.
* Muscle loss will decrease metabolic rate.
* When you loose fat often muscle mass is also lost.
* If you loose weight your RMR also comes down due to muscle loss.
* Once you start normal diet after loosing weight from dieting, you are likely to regain your lost weight.
* Exercise and dieting stops muscle loss and helps loose weight and also stops muscle loss and hence RMR.
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