![]() Note that in the BMR/RMR calculator above the lean body mass is automatically calculated using the Boer formula if body fat percentage is not provided. If you know your body fat percentage, lean body mass can be calculated by the following formula: (1 - Body Fat Percentage / 100) x Weight. Males: Ageīoth the Katch-McArdle and the Cunningham formulas use lean body mass to estimate your resting metabolic rate. Males: AgeĪs the Schofield equation above was proven not to be very reliable for many, a new series of equations was developed in 2005 which consisted of a database of 10,552 BMR values that had a more diverse set of subjects. This skewed the results for other communities. However, a disproportionate number of subjects in the data set were Italian men with on average higher BMR values. The Schofield equation was published in 1985 and used by FAO/WHO/UNU (World Health Organization and others). In our example, Lisa needs to eat 1937.6 kcal per day to maintain her weight.Males: (9.99 x Weight ) + (6.25 x Height ) - (4.92 x Age) + 5įemales: (9.99 x Weight ) + (6.25 x Height ) - (4.92 x Age) - 161
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