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1. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
   This is the amount of calories you burn just by being alive - even when you are lying down, doing nothing. BMR accounts for approximately 60% of the calories burned for an average person.
   
   
2. Burning Calories for Activity
   This is the energy used during movement - from lifting your arm to operate the remote control to cleaning the windows. This accounts for approximately 30% of the calories burned by an average person.
   
   
3. Dietary Thermogenesis
   The 'thermogenic effect' described as meal-induced heat production - the calories burned in the process of eating, digesting, absorbing and using food.

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