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Sedentary: Little or no exercise
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Lightly active: Light exercise/sports 1-3 days per week.
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Moderately active: Moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days per week.
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Very active: Hard exercise/sports 6-7 days per week.
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Extra active: Very hard exercise/sports and a physical job or double training.
If you are an athlete, are pregnant, or have a metabolic disease like diabetes, this calculator may not be a good estimate of your daily calorie needs.
This calculator uses the Harris Benedict formula to estimate the calories per day needed to maintain your current weight. This is done by calculating your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and then multiplying that rate by a multiplication factor based on your activity level. For more information, see
BMR on Wapedia.com.
Calories Per Day = BMR * Activity Multiplier