Free Weight Management Tools
Body Mass Index is a tool for indicating weight status in adults.
It relates weight to height and can be used as a tool for assessing health risks. As BMI increases, the risk for some diseases increases, such as:
Cardiovascular Disease
High Blood Pressure
Osteoarthritis
Diabetes
The use of BMI allows individuals to compare their own weight status to the general population.
Healthy body weight formulas calculate the weight at which an individual has the lowest risk for developing medical complications.
It is important to maintain a healthy body weight by combining a fitness program with a healthy diet to prevent obesity-related diseases.
Basal Metabolic Rate is the amount of energy your body needs to function at rest and accounts for about 60 - 70% of calories burned in a day.
To calculate daily calorific needs, your BMI is calculated and then multiplied by an activity level factor.
Activity Level classifications
Sedentrary: Little or no exercise
Mostly sitting or desk work
Light Activity: Light Exercise
Sports activity (< 1 hr)
1 - 3 days/week
Moderate Activity: Moderate exercise
Sports activity (>1 hr)
3 - 5 days/week
Very Active: Sports activity 6-7 days/week
> 2 hrs physical activity/day
Extremely Active: Hard daily exercise or sports
and physical job
(>2 hrs daily hard work)
Assess your daily food intake calories and compare it to your calorie goal.