If the answer is 05 or less the chances are that they have a healthy weight. It makes sense just to go with this initially. An additional 400 600 calories are needed to go from laying still all day to moving around during the day. The move goal is the one you can configure to your own specific needs. A woman who is 5 feet and 4 inches. To calculate the wthr a person should divide their waist size by their height.
It will then use your age gender height and weight to assess a healthy level and then gradually stretch those goals to help you improve. Apple watch initially suggests a move goal based upon your gender age weight height and current activity levels. Use our calorie intake calculator to determine your daily caloric needs based on your height weight age and activity level. I started at 300 which i think is default and it was pretty easy to surpass without working out. In addition to determining the calories needed to maintain weight use this as a calorie burner calculator and figure out how many calories you need to burn in order to drop pounds. Im female about 134 pounds and im 54.
I would love to see what other peoples move goals are. Actual weight loss depends on a wide variety of factors including genetics caloric intake and muscle mass. Ive just been increasing based on the watches suggestions now im at a 360 move goal. Based on this info it recommends a smart move goal for your first week. The total weight of your fat divided by your weight. Its usually pretty easy to achieve so it breaks you in gently.
Use this tool to find out if you need to lose or gain weight. It uses a calorie counter to assess how much you move by combining all its sensors including a heart rate monitor. If you achieve this goal regularly it will suggest a higher goal the following. For every 3500 calories you take in that are over and above the amount you need to maintain your weight you will gain 1 pound. This tool serves for the purpose of setting goals and as a rough guide.