Without Activities, How Many Calories Does The Body Burn A Day? Here's The Explanation

Illustration of how many body calories are burned a day and how to increase metabolism (Freepik/drobotdean)

YOGYAKARTA Every day even without activity, the body's metabolism burns calories between 1,300 and 2,000 calories. If you add sports or other daily activities, the burned calories will certainly increase. This is important to know especially when you plan a weight loss program.

It is a fact that the body never stops burning calories. Depending on the age and gender, according to endocrinologist and weight management specialist Marcio Griebeler, MD. Burned calori to pump your heart, breathe, think, and others. Burns continuously to keep your body running are known as metabolism. More specifically, your basal metabolic rate (BMR) refers to the minimum amount of calories your body needs to function. That is, when you don't do anything, the body remains busy burning calories so that the system continues to operate.

BMR is also known as rest metabolism. Everyone varies, depending on age, height, body weight, gender, muscle to fat ratio, and genetics. To calculate it, many online BMR calculators can be accessed. Even smartwatches or smartwatches can track how many calories are burned to manage the intake of eaten calories.

For rough calculations, the average adult man and woman in the United States at different age burn calories in different numbers. The average male with a height of 175 centimeters and a weight of 90.5 kilograms, her body burns 2,020 to 1,680 calories calories. Meanwhile, women with an average height of 157 cm and a weight of 77.4 kg, burned calories between 1,559 to 1,300 calories depending on how old they are.

Basically, without activity the body burns one calories in one minute. In most people, BMR accounts for about 60% to 70% of your daily calorie burning. The remaining calories will be used when you actually start moving and doing what people do every day.

If you exercise, the total daily burned calories will increase, says doctor Griebeler. But that won't affect your basic metabolic rate too much. If you want to change the metabolic rate, add muscle life so that the burned calories increase.

Muscle mass requires your body to use more energy even while resting. Let's just say it's like raising the temperature of burning calories. So, if you try to lose weight, it's important to keep your muscles while losing weight.

Muscle loss during the weight loss process can actually slow down the metabolic rate and burn basic calories. However, burning calories through metabolism, not something you have to think about every day. Griebeler's advice, building a healthy lifestyle is more important. For example, by exercising regularly to stay fit and active, getting enough protein intake, stress management, getting a good sleep, and eating properly.