Calculating Calories Burned at Rest
To find how many
calories you burn in a 24-hour period at a resting state (without
moving/activity) you will need to know your exact bodyweight in kilograms.
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
1 lb= 454g
To find calories
burned per day, the formula is as follows;
Body-weight in kilograms (KG) multiplied
by 24 = total calories burned per day.
Therefore, a 180lb individual would burn 1,963 calories per day.
Example:
180 / 2.2 = 81.81 x 24 = 1,963 calories per day.
Knowing calorie
expenditure per day can help when determining how to cut calories from a diet
if the primarily goal is weight loss.
