John has always had problems with maintaining his weight, and heis used to counting kilocalories and maintaining an activelifestyle. He has noticed that recently his diet of 2,500kilocalories is no longer good for him. He is steadily gainingweight, and he has to go on a weight-loss diet from time to time tostay in shape. John is now 53; he is 5 feet 9 inches tall andweighs 168 pounds. He loves exercise. He bikes a 28-mile route withhis cycling club on Mondays, plays volleyball on Thursdays, andruns 3 to 5 miles on other days. What is John’s EER and how manykilocalories should he consume to maintain his weight? TheHarris-Benedict equation for calculation of Resting Metabolic Rate(RMR) is as follows: Adult males RMR (kcal) = 66.5 + (13.7 × weightin kilograms) + (5.0 × height in centimeters) – (6.8 × age) EER =RMR (from Harris-Benedict equation) × activity factor
Round the final number of kilocalories to the nearest wholenumber. During calculations, use numbers rounded to the firstdecimal place.
