HEALTHY BODY CALCULATIONS

 

NAME __________________

 

Refer to page 341 in your text to complete this assignment.  Also visit the website http://www.healthrecipes.com/calories.htm Look for the article entitled “How to Determine Your body’s Daily Calorie Needs.” 

 

  1. My age: ___________

 

  1. My gender:  _____________

 

  1. My height in inches: ________________              

 

  1.  My height in centimeters: ____________  (____ inches X 2.5 = _____ centimeters.

 

  1. My weight in pounds:  ___________

 

  1. My weight in kilograms: _________ ( ____lbs. -:- 2.2 = _______kg)

 

  1. Based on my Body mass Index, my weight status is ____________ (choose one:  underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, seriously obese).

 

  1. Using the Harris-Benedict Formula (check website), my basal metabolic rate is __________calories per day.

 

  1. Using an activity multiplier of ________, my estimated total daily energy expenditure is _________ calories per day.

 

  1. Describe the type of activities you participate in that caused you to choose the activity multiplier you used above.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Go to the following website:  http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html

 

  1. Do the activity “Healthy Body Calculator.”  Save a copy of your results as a file and attach to the assignment manager.  If you have difficulty you may send as a file attachment in an email or fax a hard copy to 662-728-1165.