Calculate calories burned during exercise based on MET values.
Calories burned ≈ MET × Body weight (kg) × Duration (hours)The calculator applies the selected body, age, activity and goal assumptions to a standard planning equation. Actual needs vary with health status, climate, training, medication, food measurement and changes in body weight or activity.
The Calories Burned Calculator estimates the energy you are likely to consume during a chosen activity depending on weight, the activity performed and how long you performed it for. Depending on the method chosen by the calculator you may also consider a reference number given for each activity known as a MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task), indicating the relative energy demand of the activity compared with an individual's metabolism. The outcome given should be used as an estimation only.
Enter the activity and personal information requested by the calculator. Accurate inputs help produce a more useful estimate.
Example 2 walking for 30 minutes vs walking for 90 minutes - this would come up differently. And an easy version of an activity versus a harder session of an activity - it will come up with a different price.
Double Check All Settings before You Do The Math. A units error in measurement can result in a very different outcome.
Energy expenditure (calories burned) can be estimated for a specific physical activity using the Calories Burned Calculator by multiplying the activity's estimated metabolic cost (MET) by body weight (kg) and duration (hours).
A commonly used approach is based on METs (Metabolic Equivalents). A value for MET reflects the energy cost associated with activity in relation to basal levels of energy expenditure. This means thoseactivities with greaterMET values require more energy output per unit time thanthoseactivities with fewerMET values.
The MET value of the activity and the user’s weight and duration are used by the calculator to compute calories lost. However, since MET values are estimates and the body generates a range of figures depending on activity level and fitness, the result the calculator generates should serve as a reference and not a measure.
A commonly used MET-based equation for estimating calories burned during an activity is:
Calories Burned = MET × 3.5 × Weight in kg ÷ 200 × Duration in minutes
If body weight is entered in pounds, it must first be converted to kilograms when using this equation:
Weight in kg = Weight in lb ÷ 2.20462
The final result is varies due to different MET value to the activity you choose and the calculating way adopted by calculator.
Suppose a person weighs 70 kg, performs an activity with an estimated intensity of 6 METs, and exercises for 30 minutes.
Using the MET-based equation:
Calories Burned = 6 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200 × 30
Calories Burned = 220.5 calories
The estimated result is therefore approximately 221 calories for the 30-minute activity.
Here's how you can calculate it. Again, it's not saying every person 70 kg will get 221 calories by doing the same workout.
The calorie output listed is what the calculator approximates as the calories you would expend doing the chosen activity for the chosen time frame, and should not necessarily represent your whole-body day total.
Additionally to the specific exercise that you selected your body is burning calories to sustain bodily functions and to fuel everyday activities. This means that the amount of calories your activity burned out is merely one factor in your overall daily calorie balance.
A larger result is usually due to an increased combination of body weight, exercise duration or estimated activity intensity. The result is most useful for comparing like activities or seeing the effects of duration and intensity on an estimate.
Please remember: The Calories Burned Calculator is only designed to produce an approximate - not a real world, recorded - energy calculation. MET values represent averages and you would be silly to assume it is an accurate reflection of your actual energy expenditure.
The calculator cannot assess your individual metabolic rate, quantify your total daily calorie burn, nor can it determine with certainty how many calories you burned during the activity.
Exercise equipment and fitness trackers can be giving you estimates as well as direct measurements, and different techniques can give different numbers.
Please note: This calculator is for informational purposes only, and should not be used for medical advice. A medically trained healthcare provider should also be consulted if you need personalized guidance and/or recommendations regarding exercise while you are pregnant or have a medical illness, condition or you have other medical condition, you take any medicine and also suffer severe symptoms and pain.
It often relies on the estimated MET value for an activity, along with the subjects body weight and duration of the activity, to estimate the calorific expenditure. This provides an approximation rather than a direct measure.
MET, or metabolic equivalent of task MET is the accepted value used to express the energy required of physical activity relative to resting expenditure.
Yes. Most of the generally used MET-based calculations of calories to burn include body-weight information. For instance, if you have a similar exercise with the same duration and the same MET value, varying the body-weight factor changes the estimated calorie use.
Yes, duration is factored into the estimate. A longer exercise activity should yield higher calorie estimations assuming all other settings were similar i.e.: activity type, weight, etc. and Intensity.
No. Fitness trackers and calculators are estimates. What a person actually expends can vary from the estimate because a person's physiology, the intensity of an activity, technique and other variables can't all be measured accurately.
Not really. This calculator should only be used as a guide for calorie expenditure. The choice of physical activity should be based on your objectives, physical capacity, individual preferences and personal context - not just calorie expenditure.
Use current measurements and a realistic activity level. Follow the estimate consistently, monitor results over time and adjust only after comparing actual progress, hunger, performance and professional guidance.
Calories Burned Calculator The Calories Burned Calculator determines the calorie expenditure for a single physical effort/exercise. These factors (most importantly the specific chosen activity, the chosen level of effort, body mass, activity duration) have limitations, because the effort you can spend on exercising in a general manner may differ to your actual performance and thus, the obtained result represents a possible value, not the precisely measured output.
Never compare the number of calories you burned exercising to your overall intake over that period; your body still needs fuel for it to function throughout the day.
A calculator which computes calories burned per activity is therefore quite different to one which computes the total daily energy expenditure. They answer different questions and should not be confused.
When you burn your first 1000, the activity might be performed by two different people over equal times but result in estimates with differing calorie expenditures! Besides bodyweight ofcourse it includes differences in pace, resistance level, efficiency of motion, fitness level, actual exertion.
But what if two different people go for an outdoor walk for 45 minutes; this wouldn’t necessarily be equal and consistent. For this reason, we cannot assigning values to exercise sessions that represents everyone as a whole.
The duration of the activity is a factor in the calculation. The duration is generally increased when the activity type and intensity and body weight does not change.
| Activity Duration | Effect on Estimated Calories |
|---|---|
| Shorter session | Generally produces a lower estimated calorie expenditure. |
| Longer session | Generally produces a higher estimated calorie expenditure when other inputs remain the same. |
Estimated intensity MET value differs based on how strenuous the activity is. Even easy walking, fast paced walking, running or cycling with a variable effort will produce estimated metabolic expense figures that may differ. Where a selection appears on the calculation options, take the nearest option for your selected intensity.
Do not use an intensity more for it to just register a large calorie total. A better result is obtained by truly registering what exercise was completed.
The calorie calculator can also be of use when wanting to get an idea of the energy consumption of various physical activities, providing the selected activity is a selectable option which could be used in any context (including walking, running, swimming, hiking and cycling for example).
For example, if you’re comparing activities, stick to a comparison that is directly comparable, as variations in body weight, duration or the intensities of activities could adjust the number accordingly to making your comparison less comparable overall due to these drastic variances in certain elements.
The figure produced is of greatest use in giving an idea of the rough cost of particular forms of physical activity. it can also be of interest in comparison and demonstrating the effect of changes in session duration or measured/ estimated intensity on the resulting cost of the activity.
Please bear in mind that the online calculators are there as guidelines rather than strict measurement, a promise for weight loss, or a substitute for personalised medical or dietary recommendations. Even where all data have been correctly provided, real calories out will differ from calculation
The calories burned in a workout (part of the energy consumption) is only one part of the whole consumption of energy. Other aspects include resting energy requirement, normal movement, digestion, and a multitude of other activities carried out during the course of the day.
Therefore, to incorporate exercise calories into an alternative estimate of daily calories we must ensure we do not count the calories spent during the same activity more than once; thus use the Calories Burned Calculator solely for what it was designed - to measure what calories are burned from specific physical activity and not your overall daily needs.