Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator Explained

How do you use a basal metabolic rate calculator?

To calculate an estimated minimum calories needed for your body, aka. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) using our calculator, use the following steps:

1. Check your preferred unit system.
2. Choose your preferred formula.
3. Select your gender.
4. Enter your age.
5. Enter your weight.
6. Enter your height.

Check and enter all required information.

When you fill in all the required information, our BMR calculator will calculate and show your estimated basal metabolic rate results.

The result above shows the minimum energy your body needs when resting. To estimate the number of calories based on your daily activity levels, check the table below the result section.

Calculation Features

Our calculator has some essential features to help you fill in your information and get the result as quickly as possible.

Type, Click, or Swipe

We developed the calculator to accept all interaction methods to speed up your information-filling process. In most input fields, you don't need to use the keyboard. You can use the mouse or finger to adjust the field value by swiping within a predefined range.

More ways to adjust the value

Some calculators also offer a range of preset values, which you can quickly enter by clicking the associated button.

You can fill the field with preset values.

Metric or Imperial Unit

Each calculator has a unit switcher button right under the form. The calculator switches between the metric and imperial systems when you click or tap on it. All input values are converted to an appropriate target unit (e.g., cm to feet, in).

Convert values between metric and imperial systems.

Reload the form

Click the refresh icon or button under the form to calculate new information.

Personalization

Our calculator provides personalization features, allowing users to customize the user interface to match their preferences.

Change dark mode

By default, our calculator dark mode follows your system's preference. However, you can change it by opening the Settings menu and turning on/off the dark mode switch.

Open the Settings menu and toggle the dark mode switch.

Change theme color

Our calculator comes with several theme colors to match your preferences. You can change them by opening the Settings > Theme menu and selecting your favorite color.

Open the Settings menu, open the Theme menu, and select a color.