Simple Resting Metabolism Calculator

What is my resting metabolism (or how many calories would I burn each day even if I didn’t move a muscle)?

Your resting metabolism (RMR) (also known as basal metabolism or BRM) is the minimum calories you burn each day for your body to keep everything functioning. The simplest RMR formula, used by this calculator, requires just gender and weight. This formula was developed by Dr. Fred Hatfield of the International Sports Sciences Association and is fairly accurate if your body fat is in the normal range (14-19% for men, 20-25% for women). If your body fat is substantially higher than normal, this formula will overestimate your RMR.

Field Help

Input Fields

Title: A title for these calculator results that will help you identify it if you have printed out several versions of the calculator.

US/Metric: Choose US or Metric units.

Gender: Select your gender.

Weight: Your current scale weight.

Output Fields

Resting Metabolism: Resting Metabolism (RMR) (also known as Basal Metabolism or BMR) is the minimum calories your body needs each day just to perform its most basic functions.

3 thoughts on “Simple Resting Metabolism Calculator”

  1. Im confused here, can you please explain, the difference between – Simple Resting Metbolism and Advance Resting Mebolism, Please help! thank you. Ally

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