Metabolism Calculator - MSN Health & Fitness

The Essentials

Enter your:

Units:

Sex:

Female

Male

Weight:

lbs

Age:

Activity Level:

Choose an activity level below to determine how many calories you burn a day.

	Very Light	Seated and standing activities, painting, driving, laboratory work, typing, sewing, ironing, cooking, playing cards, playing a musical instrument
	Light	Walking on a level surface at two-and-a-half to three mph, garage work, electrical trades, carpentry, restaurant trades, housecleaning, child care, golfing, sailing, table tennis
	Moderate	Walking three-and-a-half to four mph, weeding and hoeing, carrying a load, cycling, skiing, tennis, dancing
	Heavy	Carrying a load uphill, felling a tree, heavy manual digging, basketball, climbing, football, soccer

What Are Calories?
Martica Heaner

Martica explains how different types of calories, and the different ways that they are used in the body, relate to weight loss.

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