The young man pictured is using the equation to find out how to gain weight)This is the Harris-Benedict Equation. You plug in your weight, height, and age. The resulting number is your Basal Metabolic Rate. This is the number of calories you burn in a day if you never got off the couch (completely physically inactive). Tommorow, I will give you a conversion factor - a number to multiply by the result of this equation. This final answer will tell you the actual number of calories you burn daily - not just the number you burn if you are physically inactive.
Equation:
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 year )
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