Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) reflects the calories you need to live with minimal movement. It can be confused with resting metabolic rate (RMR), which looks at calories with zero movement. You can ...

Knowing your BMR can help you more accurately determine the amount of calories you need to eat a day to lose weight. Oscar Wong/Getty Images Basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 60% of the ...

Your body uses energy all the time for essential activities like breathing and digestion. Your metabolism regulates how your body uses energy for these functions. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) and ...

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 60% of the calories you burn each day. To calculate your BMR, you should use the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, which is the most accurate. Knowing your BMR ...