Skip to main content

BMR Calculator

Basal metabolic rate from Mifflin-St Jeor and revised Harris-Benedict. Optional Katch-McArdle if you type body fat. Not medical advice.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 340 reviews

Results

How to use BMR Calculator

  1. Choose units first so the fields that apply to that job appear.
  2. Enter height (cm), feet, inches. Leave a field blank only when the page says the value is missing.
  3. Read the result rows under the form. Errors appear in the status line. Nothing is uploaded.
  4. Treat the figures as formula output, not a diagnosis, diet, pregnancy chart, or care plan.

BMR Calculator

Mifflin-St Jeor

ComputesBasal metabolic rate from Mifflin-St Jeor and revised Harris-Benedict. Optional Katch-McArdle if you type body fat. Not
IncludesMifflin-St Jeor
IncludesHarris-Benedict
IncludesOptional Katch
Enginebmi
UploadNone
AdviceInformational only

What BMR Calculator is

Mifflin-St Jeor: 10×kg + 6.25×cm − 5×age + 5 (male) or − 161 (female). Revised Harris-Benedict is shown beside it. Katch-McArdle uses lean mass if body fat > 0.

Informational only. Not a diagnosis, diet plan, pregnancy chart, or medical advice.

The formula runs in this tab. CZNull does not receive the numbers.

How this page computes

TDEE multiplies BMR by an activity factor on the TDEE page. BMI is BMI.

Entities and related jobs

Basal metabolic rate from Mifflin-St Jeor and revised Harris-Benedict. Optional Katch-McArdle if you type body fat. Not medical advice. Named features: Mifflin-St Jeor, Harris-Benedict, Optional Katch.

See also TDEE Calculator, BMI Calculator, Ideal Weight Calculator.

Use cases

Rough calorie-floor estimates. Athletes, pregnancy, thyroid disease, and children need clinical methods this page does not apply.

Not medical advice

Invalid input appears in the status line. IEEE floating point applies unless a row says otherwise. CZNull does not receive the numbers.

BMR Calculator questions

Does this page upload my numbers?
No. The formula runs in the page you opened. CZNull does not receive the values.
What does BMR Calculator compute?
Mifflin-St Jeor: 10×kg + 6.25×cm − 5×age + 5 (male) or − 161 (female).
Why is this its own URL?
Search queries name this job. Nearby modes stay on their own pages so inputs do not mix. Related calculators are linked below BMR Calculator.
80 kg, 180 cm, age 30, male?
Mifflin BMR is 1780 kcal/day.
When is Katch shown?
When body-fat percent is greater than 0.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is arithmetic on the numbers you type. A clinician uses more than a single formula. See the disclaimer.