Live Energy: How Is It Calculated?

Seeing your day differently through a minute by minute lens is pretty awesome. It presents you with a clear data driven picture of the impacts of your nutrition, lifestyle and workouts on your energy status so no matter what the scenario is you know how to prepare to perform and take advantage of your recovery. 

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But, pulling together all these real-time insights is, being honest, pretty complex. Every single day more than 15,000 personalised pieces of data goes into constructing your Live Energy in Hexis. So let's take a look at what’s factored in.

Resting Energy Expenditure (REE):

Resting energy expenditure is the amount of energy your body burns when it is at complete rest to maintain normal physiological processes.

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Sleeping Energy Expenditure (SEE):

Sleeping energy expenditure is the amount of energy your body burns when it is sleeping to maintain normal physiological processes. That rate at which you burn energy in your sleep is similar to, but slightly lower than, the rate at which you burn energy when awake.

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Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT):

This is the activity associated with your lifestyle and consists of the energy you expend to do everything that is not sleeping, resting, eating or purposeful exercising. 

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Exercise Energy Expenditure (EEE):

This is the amount of energy you burn during exercise and is influenced by the type, intensity and duration of your workout. This can vary greatly day to day in line with the demands of your activity.

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Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC):

Certain workouts, not all, may also increase your rate of oxygen consumption post exercise and burn additional energy during this recovery period. This typically depends on the type, intensity and duration of exercise.

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Dietary Induced Thermogenesis (DIT):

Dietary induced thermogenesis typically, but not always, accounts for ~10% of our total energy requirement and is the energy cost of digesting and absorbing the food we eat.

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REE, SEE, NEAT, EEE, EPOC and DIT all burn energy and as a result will cause your energy status to decrease. Energy intake on the other hand comes from the meals and/or snacks we consume and will lead to an increase in energy status.

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By tracking and predicting your energy you can understand how to optimally fuel your body to train smarter, push harder and recover faster. This in-the-moment view of energy intake vs energy expenditure is an incredibly valuable asset for anyone who wants to get their body to perform at its peak.