What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
Basal Metabolic Rate is the minimum amount of energy (calories) your body needs to maintain vital functions, such as breathing, blood circulation, and body temperature, while you are at absolute rest.
Why calculate BMR?
Knowing your BMR is the first step for any nutritional planning. Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain muscle mass, or maintain current weight, you need to know your caloric starting point before adding calories burned through physical activities.
We use the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, considered by scientific studies to be one of the most accurate for the current population, taking into account weight, height, age, and sex.