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Food
Calories
Daily activity Metabolism
Diet-induced thermogenesis
Resting
metabolism
Calories
Distribution of resting metabolism
Skeletal muscle accounts for about 30% of the resting metabolism.
Skeletal Muscle
Fat
Liver
Brain
Heart
Kidney
Others
RM and Skeletal Muscle
Increase skeletal muscle through sports
Skeletal muscle is the muscle maintaining physical activity. Maintenance and increase
of skeletal muscle is closely related to resting metabolism. RM and muscle are
described below.
resting metabolism, this indicates how many calories you need to ingest in order to provide enough
energy for your body to function.
What is RM?
Resting metabolism accounts
for 60%-70% of total energy
consumption of a day
The total energy consumption in 1 day is the sum
of the following 3 items.
(Refer to the figure below)
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 caloric intake exceeds the amount of
energy required for these activities, the additional
calories can be stored as fat.
Display example RM: 1181 kcal
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Regardless of your activity level, a minimum
level of caloric intake is required to sustain
the body’s everyday functions. Known as the
Display example skeletal
muscle (whole body): 28.7 %
RM
Skeletal Muscle
Application guide
Resting
metabolism
The energy necessary to
sustain life
Energy consumed in daily activities such as
commuting, work, homework and hobbies
Energy emitted in the form of heat
after eating
Daily activity
Metabolism
Diet-induced
thermogenesis