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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
The basal metabolic rate shows you, how many calories your body needs for a day, when you doing nothing.
Formula:
For men:
bmr [kcal/24 h] = 66,47 + 13,7 × weight [kg] + 5 × size [cm] − 6,8 × age [years]For women:
bmr [kcal/24 h] = 655,1 + 9,6 × weight [kg] + 1,8 × size [cm] − 4,7 × age [years]
Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)
To get your Waist-Hip-Ratio you have to measure the circumference of your waist and of your hip. Then divide the waist measurement throught the hip measurement.
The result should be 1.0 or lower for men and 0.85 or lower for women. Higheer values mean a higher risk for coming down to a consequence for over weight.Waist circumference divided through hip circumference
Formula:
How to measure:
For waist circumference measure at the high of your belly button. For hip circumference measure at the thickest point of your bottom.