BMR
Baseline calorie expenditure
BMR stands for basal metabolic rate—the number of calories your body burns at complete rest just to maintain basic functions like breathing, circulation, and cell production.
It represents the minimum energy needed to keep you alive if you did nothing all day: My BMR is around 1,500 calories.
BMR calculations factor in age, sex, height, and weight, and form the baseline for determining daily caloric needs.
Measuring heat in reactions
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- formulaFixed method or notation
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- testingExamining to evaluate
laboratory · oxygen consumption · body composition · lean mass · age factor · height · weight
Cellular nutrient conversion
- basalOf the foundation
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
thyroid · hormones · enzymes · cellular respiration · mitochondria · ATP · glucose · insulin
Measures of food energy
- expenditureMoney paid out
- deficitAmount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- maintenancePreserving working condition
intake · burn · kcal · requirement · calculation · measurement · consumption · balance
Cessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- sedentaryCharacterized by much sitting
- circadianDaily biological cycle
thermoregulation · respiration · baseline · inactive · supine · morning · lying down · awake
calorimetry
Measuring heat in reactions
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- formulaFixed method or notation
- estimationApproximate value judgment
testing · laboratory · oxygen consumption · body composition · lean mass · age factor · height · weight
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- basalOf the foundation
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
anabolism · thyroid · hormones · enzymes · cellular respiration · mitochondria · ATP · glucose · insulin · leptin
calories
Measures of food energy
- expenditureMoney paid out
- deficitAmount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
maintenance · intake · burn · kcal · requirement · calculation · measurement · consumption · balance · energy balance
rest
Cessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- sedentaryCharacterized by much sitting
circadian · thermoregulation · respiration · baseline · inactive · supine · morning · lying down · awake · relaxed
- dietingcalorie counting, portion control, calorie tracker, calories, carb counting
- fitness metricssteps, calories burned, distance, heart rate, step count
- Medical AbbreviationsBP, CBC, CPR, CT, DNA
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate
- calorie trackingcalories, calorie counting, calorie deficit, calorie budget, calorie goal
- energy requirementscalories, caloric intake, basal metabolic rate, daily intake, energy balance
Intake exceeds expenditure
energy storage · weight gain · energy intake · anabolism · caloric intake