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Fitness Calculators

 

Body Mass Index Calculator

You Should Know Your BMI

BMI Calculator

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on a ratio between height and weight.  Excess body fat increases your risk of developing serious health problems and chronic diseases (such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease).  It is important to stay within a healthy BMI range.

 

 

Target Heart Rate Calculator

Know Your Target Heart Rate

 

Target Heart Rate Calculator

Heart rate is an indication of your exercise intensity or how hard you are working out.  It is important to know your Target Heart Rate zone for safe and effective exercise.

 

 

 

 

Know Your Daily Caloric Needs

Calorie Calculator

As a rule of thumb, to achieve a healthy weight loss, you need to consume 500 calories less than you burn.

The Calorie Calculator will give you an estimation of how many calories you need to consume to maintain your current body weight.  Subtract 500 calories from the estimated calories given by the calculator, this is how many calories you need to consume to achieve a healthy weight loss of 1-3 lbs per week.

Eat This Not That

Eat This Not That

 

The NuVal™ Nutritional Scoring System

Nutritional labels can be confusing and the packaging can be misleading.  This system takes the guess work out of deciding the healthfulness of foods. 

 

 

 

 

All calculators property of the American Council on Exercise

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