How to Calculate Your BMR

How to Calculate Your BMR By Paige Waehner  The fitness industry loves acronyms and one of the most important ones is BMR - Your Basal Metabolic Rate.  Your BMR determines how many calories you burn just by existing - Breathing, blinking, swallowing, digesting, etc.  So, how do you figure out your BMR and can you change it?  As with most questions, the answer is - It depends. Here's How to Calculate Your BMR  So, what exactly is BMR and what does it really mean?  Your BMR refers to the to the minimum level of energy required to sustain vital functions such as breathing, ​digestion and circulation...all the bodily functions that happen beyond our control. READ NOW 5 Reasons It's Hard to Stick to An Exercise Program  Sticking to an exercise program isn't easy, even for the most committed exerciser. Even the best-laid plans get derailed by life: Work, family, illnesses, bad hair days...some of them expected, many of them not. READ NOW Great Lower Body Flexibility Exercises  Stretching is probably the one thing we often skip after a workout or throughout the day.  However, if you sit a lot, you probably have tight hamstrings, hips and thighs.  Try these lower body stretches to work on your flexibility. READ NOW Core and Flexibility Workout  This workout focuses on strengthening the core with challenging exercises targeting all the muscles in the abs and back along with simple flexibility exercises. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Do You Have What It Takes to Pass Psychology 101? Quiz: What's Your Yoga Personality? Quiz: Are You At Risk For Burnout? Understanding Insomnia Quiz: Does Your Thinking Style Make You An Optimist? Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Are You More of an Extrovert or an Introvert? What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have? AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Exercise newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.