What is BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)? Why is Everyone Talking About It?

What is BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) in Short?

To define it briefly; BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is the pure calorie energy your body burns for its basic systems (breathing, pulse, digestion, heat regulation) when you spend the whole day without any activity (for example, just lying flat in bed).

Contrary to what many of us think, most of the calories are not burned while doing sports, but actually "just because we are alive." Even an office worker burns, on average, 60% to 75% of their total burned calories as BMR just by breathing.

Daily Calorie Requirement vs. BMR: TDEE Matters

While BMR is only the calorie count in a comatose or very inactive state, if you factor in the steps you take during the day, the effort of speaking, and the sports you do, TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) emerges.

• If You Want to Gain Weight: You should eat +300 to +500 calories more than your TDEE (Surplus).
• If You Want to Maintain Weight: You should consume calories equal to your TDEE (Maintenance).
• If You Want to Lose Weight: You must create a deficit by eating less than your TDEE amount, but definitely without dropping below your BMR level. Eating fewer calories than your BMR level brings your metabolism to a standstill.

How Will I Solve It Every Day?

You don't have to calculate these by hand like an engineer or fill out a Mifflin-St Jeor paper. Just enter your Height, Weight, and Age into Yedimmi once. The app applies the cleanest mathematical formulas to your profile and constantly updates the calorie ceiling you need with its "Dynamic Macro Tracking" system.