Calculating your energy expenditure Name______________________________ Extra Credit Continues, Nutr & Health 255, Joe Dixon Nov

9, 2012 Page 2All numbers below need to be Hour except for Kcal in your snack! Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Per Hour _________Kcal/hr Bring over calculated BMR from previous page Look up energy expenditures for selected activities (Page 426 2nd Edition) and put in your value based on sex and body wt. Official Book Kcal/hour Subtract BMR Kcal/hr= (Actual kcal burned in exercise) Walking (fast:15 min/mile) __________ minus BMR Kcal/hr= _____________ Gardening __________ _____________ Running (10 min/mile) __________ _____________ Swimming (moderate) ___________ _____________ Others (Look on internet for your favorite activity): __________________ ___________ _____________ Kcal content of favorite snacks Look up Kcal content of your favorite snack or food (at least 3). Calculate Hours needed to burn kcal in food with one of the above or favorite activity using Actual kcal burned in exercise (right numbers above): _______________________ (Number used for calculation!) Food: Source of Kcal info (package?) ____________________ Amt: ________ Kcal: ______ _____ Hours needed ____________________ Amt: ________ Kcal: ______ _____ Hours needed ____________________ Amt: ________ Kcal: ______ _____ Hours needed Discuss the Kcal you utilize in one of the structured activities listed above versus the time you use for walking and doing basic activities (from Spreadsheet). What about the time it takes to burn the Kcals in a snack? How can you adjust your life to increase the amount of NEAT you perform each day (1 page typed at the most!)