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Calories Burned Calculator

Calories burned by activity, using published MET values.

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The same session, other activities

What you would have burned in the same number of minutes.

ActivityMETCaloriesPer minute

Calories burned

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Breakdown

Per minute—
Per hour—
Resting for the same time—
Net (extra) calories—

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Roughly what the net burn is worth in food

Calories per minute are MET × 3.5 × weight in kilograms ÷ 200, using values from the Compendium of Physical Activities. This is a population average: individual error of 20 to 30 percent is normal, and fitness trackers are no more accurate. Use the net figure for weight-loss arithmetic.

Quick Tool Overview

The Calories Burned Calculator estimates the energy cost of an activity from your body weight, the activity and its duration, using MET values from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Both gross and net figures are given, since only the net one belongs in weight-loss maths.

What it does
Estimates calories burned during a specific activity
You give it
Body weight, an activity and how many minutes it lasted
You get back
Total and per-minute calories, gross and net
Best for
Logging workouts and comparing the cost of activities
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About the Calories Burned Calculator

Estimate how many calories an activity burned from your body weight, the activity itself and how long it lasted. The calculation uses MET values from the Compendium of Physical Activities, the reference table exercise science actually uses.

A MET is a multiple of resting metabolic rate: an activity rated at 8 METs uses roughly eight times the energy of sitting still. That makes the arithmetic simple and transparent, but it also means the answer is a population average rather than a measurement of you. Body composition, fitness, technique and terrain all move the real figure, and fitness trackers disagree with each other by twenty percent or more on the same session, so treat any number here as an estimate to compare against itself over time.

Key features of the Calories Burned Calculator

Published MET values

Activities are rated from the Compendium of Physical Activities, the reference table exercise science actually uses.

Net as well as gross

The net figure removes the resting calories you would have burned anyway, which is the honest number for a calorie deficit.

Dozens of activities

Walking, running, cycling, swimming, weights, team sports and housework, each with its own intensity level.

Honest about accuracy

The page states the 20 to 30 percent individual error rather than presenting a population average as a measurement.

Weight in either unit

Kilograms or pounds — body weight is the main driver of the result.

How to use the Calories Burned Calculator

  1. 1

    Enter your weight

    In kilograms or pounds. Body weight is the main driver of the result.

  2. 2

    Pick an activity

    Choose from the list of activities, each carrying its published MET value.

  3. 3

    Set the duration

    How many minutes you spent doing it.

  4. 4

    Read the estimate

    Total calories, calories per minute, and the net figure once resting expenditure is removed.

Frequently asked questions

Calories per minute equal the activity MET value multiplied by 3.5, multiplied by body weight in kilograms, divided by 200. Multiply by the number of minutes for the total.

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