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Active calories — the movement slice in Burnie's maths

Active calories — the movement slice in Burnie's maths

Active calories are the energy you burn from moving — walking, chores, exercise — on top of your BMR. Burnie adds this slice to your BMR to get the calories-out side of your daily deficit.

13 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Burnie adds two numbers to find your calories-out. One is BMR — the energy your body burns just to stay alive. The other is active calories — the energy you burn by moving. Walking to the bus, cooking, sweeping, taking the stairs, a quick gym session — all of it is active calories. This is the 'moving' slice of Burnie's deficit maths. The bigger it is, the more room you have to eat and still lose weight.

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