Sunday, May 6, 2012

Fitness Calculators

1) Know Where You Should Be.

What is Your Ideal Weight for Your Height? 
Enter your gender and height to calculate your ideal weight using industry accepted formulas. You can see the ideal weights and corresponding BMIs for the 4 most used formulas (Devine, Hamwi, Miller, and Robinson) by clicking the 'Show Additional Fields' icon button.

2) Know How Much You Are Currently Eating. 


How many calories should you eat each day to maintain YOUR CURRENT weight? 
Use your Resting Metabolism (RMR) (also known as Basal Metabolism or BMR) then factor in your activity level to get about how many calories you burn in an average day. 
You can eat about this many calories per day to maintain your current weight. This calculator uses gender, height, weight, and age to determine your RMR, then makes adjustments depending on the activity level you choose. 

To LOSE weight:
After you've learned your current caloric intake, you need to create a CALORIC DEFICIT by eating LESS CALORIES than what your currently consuming.

3) Know How Much to Eat. 

How many of your daily calories should come from Fat, Protein, Total Carbohydrates, Fiber and Sugars to maintain balanced eating? 
To maintain a balanced eating routine, you need to know where your daily calories should come from. 
Enter your gender and your daily calorie intake and this calculator will show you how many of your daily calories should come from Fat, Protein, Fiber, Sugars, and Total Carbohydrates.
4) Know How Hard You Should Be Working Out.

Where should my heart rate be while exercising in order to reach my fitness goal? 
Every one should know their maximum heart rate (MHR) for exercising safely, which depends on your age. Also enter your fitness goal and let this calculator help determine your target heart rate (THR).

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