Health Calculators

Daily Calorie Definition

The Daily Calorie Calculator will calculate how many calories you need each day based on your height, weight, age, gender, and activity level. Do you know how many calories you need each day? Using the free online daily calorie needs calculator makes calculating calories easy! Now you can calculate how many calories you need with just a press of a button. Be sure to update your weight and activity levels when they change in order to do an accurate calories needed per day calculation. Try out the online daily calorie intake calculator now!

Guide to the Daily Calorie Requirements Calculator

  • Sedentary = BMR * 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
  • Lightly Active = BMR * 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)
  • Moderately Active = BMR * 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)
  • Very Active = BMR * 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)
  • Extremely Active = BMR * 1.9 (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training)
  • BMR Formula for Men = 66 + (13.7 * wt in kg) + (5 * ht in cm) – (6.8 * age in years)
  • BMR Formula for Women = 655 + (9.6 * wt kilos) + (1.8 * ht in cm) – (4.7 * age in years)

Daily Calorie Formula:

Daily Calorie Need = BMR * Exercise Level Multiplier (see description below)