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Calories Burned Calculator

The energy cost of an activity, from its intensity and duration.

Activity intensity is expressed in METs — how many times your resting energy use it costs. Sitting is 1, ordinary walking about 3, and fast running about 12.

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Typical range: 25 – 400

Easy walking is about 3, moderate running about 8, fast running about 12.

Typical range: 0.9 – 25

Typical range: 1 – 1,440

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Formula and method

Calories equal MET × 3.5 × weight in kg ÷ 200 × minutes. MET values come from the standard Compendium of Physical Activities.

Formula used

kcal = MET x 3.5 x mass(kg) / 200 x minutes

Assumptions and limits

  • A MET value is a population average; it ignores individual movement efficiency, terrain and environmental conditions.

Scientific sources

  1. Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Herrmann SD, et al. “2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values.” Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43(8):1575-1581.

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