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BMI, or body mass index, confirms your height to weight ratio and provides the information needed to
successfully manage your weight.
There are many online tools that will calculate your BMI, or try this formula:
SAMPLE: 42 year old woman, weighing 188 pounds and is 5’4″ (64 inches)
Underweight = <18.5
Normal Weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obese = > 30
Now that you know your BMI, you can now calculate your BMR to pinpoint your calorie needs.
Use online tools to figure out how many calories you should be consuming daily, or use the following
Harris-Benedict equation to calculate your BMR by hand.
Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – (4.7 x age in years)
Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) – (6.8 x age in years)
SAMPLE: 42 year old woman, weighing 188 pounds and is 5’4″ (64 inches)
Use this tool to properly calculate your calories by multiplying the BMR x the physical activity factor, or
calculate by hand by following these physical activity factors:
This means our sample would need about 1890 calories to maintain her weight; however, we know that
she wants to lose weight. For weight loss one must subtract 500 calories from this number: (example
1890-500 = 1391 calories per day to lose weight)
If you come to the realization that you are underweight, you can add 500 calories to the BMR x the physical
activity factor number.