Resting Metabolic Rate

Also known as RMR, or REE (resting energy expenditure), this metabolic assessment is one of the most scientific and accurate ways to evaluate a person’s daily calorie requirements.

Do you know how many calories your body requires to maintain your current weight, lose weight, or add lean muscle mass? Knowing your body’s daily caloric needs will help ensure optimal results from your diet and exercise program.

WHO BENEFITS FROM AN REE MEASUREMENT?

• Individuals with pre-existing medical conditions, such as:
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Menopause
• Thyroid disorders
• Metabolic syndrome
• Overweight individuals who’ve been unsuccessful at conventional dieting and weight loss.
• Any individual attempting to fine-tune their weight loss or initiating a weight-maintenance phase of their diet. Individual metabolism can vary greatly, depending upon a person’s age, gender, muscle mass and activity level.

HOW IS REE MEASURED ?

• After a 12-hour fast, in the comfort of a relaxed, non-clinical setting by an exercise physiologist, using a state-of -the-art metabolic gas analyzer.
• Once oxygen utilization is measured, the value can be converted to its energy equivalent which is more commonly known as calories
• In addition, body fat percentage is calculated, to differentiate between muscle and fat weight. This ensures your weight loss is from fat stores and not lean muscle mass.

When weight loss is your primary goal, our registered dietitian can assist you with menu
planning to ensure the time and effort you put into exercise and dietary change results in
healthy, long-term, weight loss goal achievement.