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The Basal metabolic rate requirement of food calories (one food calorie is 1000 heat calories, thus sometimes labelled kcal) is approximately 1000 per day per 100 pounds of body weight. [8] However exertion in the form of hiking consumes additional calories; for example the standard US Army field ration is 4500 kcal per day for strenuous work. [8]
The Harris–Benedict equation (also called the Harris-Benedict principle) is a method used to estimate an individual's basal metabolic rate (BMR).. The estimated BMR value may be multiplied by a number that corresponds to the individual's activity level; the resulting number is the approximate daily kilocalorie intake to maintain current body weight.
The whole 10,000 steps goal came from a study conducted in the 1970s that determined that burning 2,000 calories a week was protective for the heart. That was divided by seven to determine that ...
190 calories, 10 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 55 mg sodium, 20 g carbs (5 g fiber, 13 g sugar), 6g protein At 190 calories per serving, this option provides more energy than others on our "best" list.
The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is the objective measure of the ratio of the rate at which a person expends energy, relative to the mass of that person, while performing some specific physical activity compared to a reference, currently set by convention at an absolute 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute, which is the energy expended when sitting quietly by a reference individual, chosen ...
Walking at a Moderate Pace (3 mph) 15 minutes: 60 calories. 30 minutes: 112 calories. 1 hour: 225 calories. Walking at a Fast Pace (4-5 mph) 15 minutes: 100 calories
The seven peaks of the 'Fitz Roy traverse is one of the hardest mountain traverses with a CAG of circa 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) In cycling, hiking, mountaineering and running, the term cumulative elevation gain (or cumulative gain) is the total of every gain in elevation made throughout a journey.
The Hacker's Diet (humorously subtitled "How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition") is a diet plan created by the founder of Autodesk, John Walker, outlined in an electronic book of the same name, that attempts to aid the process of weight loss by more accurately modeling how calories consumed and calories expended actually impact weight.