Week+5+Assignment

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Resting Energy Expenditure: The amount of calories your body burns while at rest.

Use this table to figure out how many calories you burn while at rest.

**Note:** Body weight is in kilograms. To figure out your weight in kilograms divide your weight in pounds by 2.2.


 * = **Age** ||= **REE Males** ||= **REE Females** ||
 * 0-3 || (60.9 x wt.) - 54 || (61.0 x wt.) - 51 ||
 * 3-10 || (22.7 x wt.) + 495 || (22.5 x wt.) + 499 ||
 * 10-18 || (17.5 x wt.) + 651 || (12.2 x wt.) + 746 ||
 * 18-30 || (15.3 x wt.) + 679 || (14.7 x wt.) + 496 ||
 * 30-60 || (11.6 x wt.) + 879 || (8.7 x wt.) + 829 ||
 * >60 || (13.5 x wt.) + 487 || (10.5 x wt.) + 596 ||

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Estimating Energy Expenditure: Multiply your resting energy expenditure by the activity factor that applies to you:


 * Activity Factor || Activity Factor || Activity Level || Description ||
 * Men || Women ||  ||   ||
 * 1.3 || 1.3 || Sedentary || Mostly resting with little or no activity ||
 * 1.6 || 1.5 || Light || Occasional unplanned activity ||
 * 1.7 || 1.6 || Moderate || Daily planned activity, such as a brisk walk ||
 * 2.1 || 1.9 || Heavy || Daily workout routine requiring several hours of continuous exercise ||
 * 2.4 || 2.2 || Exceptional || Daily Vigorous workouts for extended hours, training for competition ||