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Calculators have been added!

Submitted by on January 27, 2012 – 2:00 amNo Comment

Hey guys!

Just throwing this out there incase no one saw the change to the top navigation bar. I have added a “Calculators” section.

This section has the following calculators:

  • Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

This calculator will calculate the number of calories you’d burn if you stayed in bed all day (your BMR).

Remember that everything burns calories. Getting out of bed, walking, eating, laughing, making weird faces in the mirror, etc all burn calories. This is just a GOOD base point (everyone is different) – you must add on more calories depending on your activity level.

  • Body Fat

This calculator will calculate your body fat. Body fat is simply just the percentage of fat that your body contains. For example, if you are 200 pounds and are 20% fat, you have 40 pounds of fat on you leaving you with 160 pounds of lean body mass (muscle, organ tissue, bone, blood).

Remember that this is just a base and that everybody is different, especially if you have muscle on you already or workout frequently this is less likely to be accurate.

  • Weight Loss

This calculator will calculate the total amount of calories you need to cut in order to reach your goal weight.

Remember that 1 pound = 3500 calories so in order to lose one pound you will have to remain under maintenance by that many. If you remain under maintenance by 500 calories a day, you will have lost 1 pound in 7 days (500 calories a day x 7 days = 3500 calories).

  • Protein

This calculator will calculate the amount of protein, in grams, that you should be consuming daily.

Remember that this is just a base point and those with more muscle or an intense training regimen will want to consume more than those without.

  • Water

This calculator will calculate the amount of water you should drink depending on your weight. Depending on your lifestyle an intensity of training you may want to drink more.

Remember that 1 cup = 8 ounces

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