The science of Mudras and Colour Therapy: 08.2 ►What is Calorie?

We spend Calorie in every activity we perform i.e. walking, getting up, sitting, sleeping, exercising, running, etc. In every such activity we need calories.

How much Calories do we require?

Every person spent Calories as per his work. Normally a person who does regular activity, spend less calories. For instance, a person, who breaks stones throughout the day, spends more calories, then a person who just do regular activity. It means every person needs calorie as per his own work. Normally a housewife spends 1400 to 1500 calories per day and a man spends 1600 to 1800 calories per day.

 From where do we get Calories?

People know that Calories can be obtained from food. We can estimate how much Calories we require in a day, according to our work. There is a Calorie chart given over leaf which will help us to understand that how much Calories spent in daily activity.

If a person spends 1800 Calories in a day and consumes food which provides him 1800 Calories, that means the person is spending whatever calories he is getting from the food, then his body will remain fit and there would not be any imbalance in his body.

For example, if a person consumes 2000 calories in a day and spend hardly 1700 calories, then the remaining 300 calories gets deposited as fats in the body. If the person maintains such life styledaily then he will gradually become obese. The chart on the next page will give your idea about how much calorie we can get from a particular food item. This will help to calculate how much calories we are consuming every day. This way by the help of earlier chart and this chart you can make balance of Calories in your body.

IDEAL WEIGHT

 As a person ages, his physical activities reduce and if he keeps his eating habits similar to his younger age then he tends to accumulate fat and become obese. One should bring changes in his life style and eating habits with the aging process to avoid accumulation of fat.

To keep our body fit, it is very necessary to exercise. Exercise can be done in any form like walking, jogging, skipping, swimming, cycling, dancing, and climbing. Every person should do physical exercise either he is obese or fit. One can choose the form of exercise as per his choice. Exercise is the only way to burn body fat hence it is essential for everyone.

In simple language, Ideal weight is one which helps a person to live healthy and long life. There is Ideal weight chart according to the height of a person. This may differ from person to person.

Calorie estimation for some common food items