Those sensations explain the use of the term haptic in the name. Haptic is from the Greek haptesthai, meaning to touch. As an adjective, it means relating to or based on the sense of touch. As a noun, usually used in a plural form (haptics), it means the science and physiology of the sense of touch.
If you need to tip the balance scale in the direction of losing weight, keep in mind that it takes approximately 3,500 calories below your calorie needs to lose a pound of body fat. 1 To lose about 1 to 2 pounds per week, you'll need to reduce your caloric intake by 500â1000 calories per day.
Now that you know how many calories you should eat per day to build muscle/gain weight, itâs time to figure out where those calories will come from. First up is protein, which is the second most important part of every muscle building diet.Letâs find out why, and how much of it you should eatâ¦. Women: 125 additional calories per day. 2  For example, if you are a girl with a daily calorie maintenance level of 2000 calories, you should now eat about 2125 calories per day to build muscle. 3  Whatever your maintenance level is, just be 125 or so calories above it each day.