Calorie Guide for Weight Loss: Calculation and Burn Rates

How many calories does the average body burn a day, even while sitting or raking leaves? Calculate the precise deficit needed to lose 2 pounds a day through diet and activities like biking.

How Many Calories Does a Teen Girl Burn Daily When at Rest?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Brian Connolly

The rate at which your body burns calories at rest is called the Basal Metabolic Rate. Depending on factors such as your height, weight, age and gender, this number can help you determine how many calories you are burning on a daily basis versus those you consume.

Based in the Appalachian Mountains, Brian Connolly is a certified nutritionist and has been writing professionally since 2000. He is a licensed yoga and martial arts instructor whose work regularly appears in “Metabolism,” “Verve” and publications throughout the East Coast. Connolly holds advanced degrees from the University of North Carolina, Asheville and the University of Virginia.