BMR Calculator
Estimate Basal Metabolic Rate — the calories your body burns at rest.
BMR Calculator
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BMR (calories/day)
At complete rest
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What it is
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the calories your body burns just keeping you alive — heart beating, lungs breathing, brain running.
The formula
Mifflin-St Jeor: Male: BMR = 10×kg + 6.25×cm − 5×age + 5 Female: BMR = 10×kg + 6.25×cm − 5×age − 161
Why it matters
BMR is the foundation of any calorie target. Multiply it by an activity factor to get TDEE — the calories you actually burn in a day.
Worked examples
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Use the defaults above as a starting point — then adjust the inputs to match your situation.
Common pitfalls
- Double-check the units on every input — most errors come from mixing units.
- Round at the end, not in the middle of the formula.
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