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Calories &
Weight

Know what you burn — at rest, across the day, and on every walk or run — so you can plan a weight goal that works.

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The calorie picture, end to end

Managing your weight comes down to energy balance — calories in versus calories out — and these tools cover the "out" side. The BMR calculator gives your resting burn, the foundation of everything. The TDEE calculator builds on it to reveal your daily maintenance calories and the targets to lose, hold or gain weight. And the calories burned walking and calories burned running calculators estimate the energy from specific sessions.

How to use them together

Start with TDEE to set your daily calorie target. Use BMR to understand the baseline behind it. Then use the walking and running tools to see how much specific activity adds to the "out" side of the equation — and how exercise can help create a deficit without cutting food alone. Together they turn vague calorie advice into numbers built around your body.

Frequently asked questions

Which calorie calculator should I start with?

Start with the TDEE calculator — it gives your daily maintenance calories and weight-loss or gain targets. The BMR calculator shows the resting baseline behind it, and the walking and running tools estimate the calories burned by specific activity.

How do these tools relate?

BMR is calories at rest. TDEE is BMR plus all your activity — your maintenance level. The walking and running calculators estimate the burn from individual sessions, which is part of the activity in your TDEE.