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Foundational research from the 1980s and 1990s based on the 23-day Tour de France bike race set that limit at four to five times a person’s basal metabolic rate (BMR), defined as the energy required to maintain the body at rest.
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Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Here’s the link between amount of exercise per week and risk of colon cancer:
Exercise is measured in MET-hours, which is basically multiples of your basal metabolic rate.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Aug. 2025
The spa features the InBody 570 Analysis, a comprehensive diagnostic tool that measures body composition, muscle mass, basal metabolic rate and water distribution.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Males tend to have a higher basal metabolic rate, or BMR (minimal energy needed to function) due to male hormones like testosterone, which leads to a more significant calorie burn.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Here’s the link between amount of exercise per week and risk of colon cancer:
Exercise is measured in MET-hours, which is basically multiples of your basal metabolic rate.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Aug. 2025
The spa features the InBody 570 Analysis, a comprehensive diagnostic tool that measures body composition, muscle mass, basal metabolic rate and water distribution.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Males tend to have a higher basal metabolic rate, or BMR (minimal energy needed to function) due to male hormones like testosterone, which leads to a more significant calorie burn.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Basal metabolic rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basal%20metabolic%20rate. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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