Daily Needs Calculator
This calculator estimates the number of Calories that you burn during exercise and daily living. The report generated by this calculator also includes information about your Body Mass Index (BMI), and lists your recommended daily intakes for individual nutrients.
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Lifestyle:
Minutes/day of additional exercise (optional):
Lifestyle Selection Help
As an aid to your selection, this table matches the four Lifestyle options to equivalent amounts of walking and pedometer steps. Choose the option that best approximates the activity of your average day. As used here, "sedentary" means only the amount of activity necessary to support independent living, and "somewhat active" is the most typical setting for people that work in offices.
Approximate Lifestyle Equivalents
Lifestyle Miles Walked Pedometer Steps
sedentary 0 -
somewhat active up to 4   up to 9,400
active 4 to 10 9,400 to 23,500
very active  more than 10  more than 23,500
If you include any exercises in the optional exercise section, those exercises should only represent activity that is in addition to that represented by your lifestyle selection.
Note: Accurate determination of the Calories you burn can only be accomplished by individual physiological testing. However, this calculator provides a reasonable estimate of your needs, and can be used to quickly compare the effects of different exercises on your total energy expenditure.

This Calories Burned Calculator uses the most recent set of metabolic equations and physical activity coefficients developed by the Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine (IOM).

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