Omron BF500 What is Resting Metabolism?, 60-70% of daily energy use is for resting metabolism

RESTING METABOLISM & SKELETAL MUSCLE

INCREASING SKELETAL MUSCLE THROUGH

EXERCISE

Skeletal muscle is muscle that is connected to bone and used to move parts of the body.

The maintenance and increase of this skeletal muscle is closely linked to resting metabolism. This section describes resting metabolism and skeletal muscle.

What is Resting Metabolism?

Regardless of your activity level, a minimum level of energy is required to sustain the body’s everyday functions. Resting metabolism, the amount of calories needed to supply the body with the minimum level of energy, differs between individuals depending on variables such as age, weight, body composition, and energy expenditure.

Let’s look at an example

RESTING METABOLISM

Example of display:
• Resting Metabolism:	1186 kcal

SKELETAL MUSCLE

PERCENTAGE

Example of display:
• Skeletal Muscle Percentage:	28.1%

60-70% of daily energy use is for resting metabolism

The total amount of energy burned by the body in a typical day is as follows.

Resting metabolism	Energy required to
	maintain vital functions.
	Energy used for daily
	activities such as
Daily activity metabolism	commuting to work,
	household chores,
	hobbies etc.
Diet-induced	Energy emitted after
thermogenesis	eating a meal.

The ratio of these is 60%-70% for resting metabolism, 20%-30% for daily activity, and 10% for diet induced thermogenesis. This means that resting metabolism accounts for most of our daily energy consumption.

If our daily food intake exceed the amount of energy required for these activities, the additional energy is stored as fat.

Calories

Calories

Diet-induced thermogenesis

Daily activity metabolism

Food

Resting metabolism

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