Tag: Calories burned at rest

Your body never stops burning calories, even when completely at rest. This fundamental energy consumption, known as your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), fuels essential life-sustaining functions like breathing, circulation, and cell repair.

Accounting for 60-75% of your total daily calorie expenditure, resting energy expenditure (REE) is the energy your body uses for basic survival functions while completely at rest. So, what does resting energy include beyond just breathing and circulation?