Sedentary against very active
Sedentary — desk job, no training gives 2,077 kcal/day. Very active — 6–7 sessions/week gives 2,985 kcal/day — a difference of 909 kcal/day more (+43.8%).
The activity multiplier alone moves maintenance calories by hundreds a day.
| Input | Sedentary — desk job, no training | Very active — 6–7 sessions/week |
|---|---|---|
| Weight(kg) | 74.843 | 74.843 |
| Height(cm) | 180.34 | 180.34 |
| Age(years) | 30 | 30 |
| Sex at birth | Male | Male |
| Activity level | Sedentary — desk job, no training | Very active — 6–7 sessions/week |
| Maintenance calories | 2,077 kcal/day | 2,985 kcal/day |
Every figure, both ways
| Step | Sedentary — desk job, no training | Very active — 6–7 sessions/week | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resting metabolic rate (Mifflin-St Jeor)(kcal/day) | 1,730.55 | 1,730.55 | 0 |
| Maintenance calories(kcal/day) | 2,076.66 | 2,985.2 | +908.54 |
| Cut — about 0.5 kg/week(kcal/day) | 1,576.66 | 2,485.2 | +908.54 |
| Lean bulk(kcal/day) | 2,376.66 | 3,285.2 | +908.54 |
| Protein target (1.6 g/kg)(g/day) | 119.75 | 119.75 | 0 |
Questions people actually ask
- Does lowering activity level change the answer in proportion?
- The two sides differ by 43.8% in the answer. Read the step table below to see which line moves and which does not — that is where a formula stops being a black box.
- What is held constant between the two columns?
- Everything except activity level: weight, height, age, sex at birth. That is what makes the difference attributable — change two things at once and neither column tells you which one moved the answer.
- Can I compare my own two numbers?
- Yes, from the address bar: add ?a.activity=… and &b.activity=… to set each side, and a parameter without a prefix sets both at once. The page is computed per request, so any pair works — these two are only the ones worth a link.
Change either side by adding query parameters — ?a.activity=… and b.activity=…. A parameter without a prefix sets both sides at once. Source: Mifflin MD et al., A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure (Am J Clin Nutr, 1990), NIH — dietary reference intakes for energy