Health & Fitness Calculators

BMI, calories, body composition, fitness and pregnancy dates.

Health calculators turn a few measurements into the numbers that doctors, dietitians and coaches work with: body mass index, daily energy needs, body-fat estimates, hydration targets and pregnancy dates. They are screening and planning aids. They are not diagnoses, and none of them replaces a conversation with someone who has your full history.

Most of the calorie tools here use the Mifflin-St Jeor equation for resting energy, then multiply by an activity factor to get total daily expenditure. BMI uses the standard adult categories. Pregnancy dates use Naegele's rule, which counts 280 days from the start of the last period. Each of these is a population average, so your own result can sit above or below it.

A practical order for the calorie tools: start with the BMR Calculator to see resting needs, use the TDEE Calculator to add activity, then use the Calorie Deficit or Maintenance Calorie Calculator for a specific goal. Weigh yourself over two or three weeks and adjust, because the equations predict an average and individuals vary.

If a result worries you, or you are managing a medical condition, take it to a clinician rather than relying on a calculator. The clinical reference tools in particular are for checking arithmetic, not for interpreting results.