Brianna Laplante

We expend energy no matter what we are doing, even when sleeping.  The Basal Metablic Rate (BMR) is the number of calories one would burn if they would stay in bed all day.  If you’ve noticed that every year it gets harder and harder to eat whatever you want and stay slim, its because our basal metabolic rates decrease as we age.  When someone deprives themselves of food, their BMR decreases, losing hope of shedding pounds.   However, a regular routine of cardiovascular exercise  can increase BMR, improving health and fitness when the body’s ability to burn energy gradually slows down. 

 If you guys are interested in calculating your basal metabolic rates…check out this website…

http://www.blaha.net/Main%20BMR%20Calculator.php

Factors that influence BMR are age, gender, weight, height, environmental temperature, dieting and exercise habits.  Males have a greater percentage of lean muscle in their body, therefore, they have a BMR that is generally 10-15% faster than women.  An accurate BMR reading requires that a person’s sympathetic nervous system is not stimulated. 

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