Can You "Control" your BMR?

Our Muscles account for about 40 percent of our Basal Metabolic rate (BMR). Our Liver, kidneys, Brain and Heart combined account for about 60 percent. Basal Metabolic Rate = Amount of Calories Burned at rest in one day 1. We can control the amount of calories burned during activity by doing more phsyical activity. Can we control the amount of energy we burn at rest? In other words can we do anything that can increase our basal metabolic rate? A. Yes. We can B. No. We cannot 2. The only way we can increase our muscles is through exercise A. True B. False 3. In order to build muscle mass, we need to do the following A. Regular exercise B. Eat a well balanced diet (fats - proteins - carbohydrates) C. Eat enough proteins d. All of the above 4. Muscles account for what percentage of our basal metabolic rate (Calorie burning at rest)? A. 10% B. 20% C. 40% D. 0% 5. Muscles only contract (burn Calories) when we are doing some form of physcial activity like walking, runing, carrying a child A. True B. False From the above quiz we learned the following:   1. We Do Burn Calories At Rest 2. Our Muscles Contribute Largely to the Amount of calories burned at rest 3. The bigger our muscles the more calories we burn at rest