The amount of calories you should have per day is around 2,000 to 2,400 calories per day to stay healthy.
Calculating Your Daily Calories.
For women, BMR = 655.1 + (9.563 x weight in kg) + (1.850 x height in cm) - (4.676 x age in years)
For men, BMR = 66.47 + (13.75 x weight in kg) + (5.003 x height in cm) - (6.755 x age in years)
A calorie is a unit of energy.
In nutrition, calories refer to the energy people get from the food and drink they consume, and the energy they use in physical activity.
Calories are listed in the nutritional information on all food packaging.
Many weight loss programs center around reducing the intake of calories.
The calorie is a unit of energy.
For historical reasons, two main definitions of "calorie" are in wide use.
The large calorie, food calorie, or kilogram calorie was originally defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
An ideal daily intake of calories varies depending on age, metabolism and levels of physical activity, among other things.
Generally, the recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 for men.
You gain weight when you eat more calories than you burn or burn fewer calories than you eat.
While it is true that some people seem to be able to lose weight more quickly and more easily than others, everyone loses weight when they burn up more calories than they eat.
The average person burns around 1800 calories a day doing absolutely nothing.
Sitting burns an estimated 75 calories per hour.
Depending on your weight, you can burn 100-200 calories with 30 minutes of brisk walking.
You can burn anywhere between 500-1000 calories per week by doing this at least 5 days a week.
If you want to burn more calories while walking, aim for more than 30 minutes.