Calories Needs - Gain Weight

 

 

Once you know the number of calories you need to maintain your weight , you can easily calculate the number of calories you need in order to gain weight. If your goal is to gain more mass and increase your body weight you need to consume more calories than you burn, it really is that simple. One pound of body weight is the equivalent to roughly 3500 calories, so eating an extra 500 calories per day will cause you to gain a pound a week.

For optimum health, if you increase your calories to gain weight then (health permitting) gradually increase your level of physical exercise in order to maintain or increase your lean body mass. The benefits of exercise on physical and mental health are well documented and shouldn't be ignored.

 

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