Tag: BMR
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How Many Calories Do You Burn In a Day?
After reading yesterdays comments I’m getting the impression that many people assume we can burn more calories in a day that we really do. For most of the population our BMR/RMR accounts for almost all of their calories burned in a given day. BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate; the amount of calories you burn lying down…
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BMR Calculators and the Activity Factor for Weight Loss
Jonathan brought up a good question yesterday about BMR calculators and the activity factor that some BMR calculators add on. BMR calculators are based on various known assumptions and measurements about your lean body mass and how many calories your lean body mass will burn. These calculators usually need your height and weight and sometimes…
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2 Eating Below BMR Will Cause Muscle Loss – Answer
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle Answer: FALSE Unless you are severely calorie restricted for months on end there is virtually no danger of losing any significant amount of muscle mass. Most people in an industrialized modern society that are actually interested in losing some…