how many calories should i be burning daily?

Question

how many calories should i be buring in a day?
im 15.
thanks!

apparently i should be having 1991 calories daily.

Answer 1

It really depends on how many calories you take in. Calories are amounts of energy. If you don't use that energy it turns into fat.

Answer 2

If weight loss is one of your goals to improve your health, it is not necessary to lose all your excess weight to improve your health. Research shows that improvements in health can be achieved by losing as little as 5% to 10% of your weight. 6 A reasonable time to plan for losing 10% is 6 months. Losing weight slowly will help keep the weight off in the long run.

If your body mass index (BMI) is between 27 and 35, you can reduce your caloric intake by 300 to 500 calories a day or burn the calories off through exercise and lose ½ to 1 pound a week, for a 10% weight loss in 6 months. Use this interactive tool to find out how many calories are burned during various exercises.
Once you have lost 5% to 10% of your weight, see your doctor for blood tests to measure improvements in your health. Ask your doctor to check your cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Look over any laboratory tests you might have if you are following a special diet. You might notice improvements.
Blood sugar tests will tell you whether your diet is helping to control your diabetes.
Periodic blood tests can measure your cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
You or your health professional can measure your blood pressure to see whether dietary changes are improving it.
This is also a good time to look for improvements in your fitness. Are you able to walk longer and on more days than when you started? Do you have better strength and muscle tone? Do you have more energy and look forward to exercise?

Answer 3

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm

Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.

Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d

*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.

Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/

A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com

Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Answer 4

you should be burning the same number of calories that you eat each day if you want to maintain your weight. you should eat more calories than you burn if you want to increase your weight and you should burn more calories than you eat if you want to lose weight.

Answer 5

Depends on how many you are taking in, the more you take in the more you should burn.