Calories Burned Calculator
Estimate calories burned walking, running, cycling, swimming, lifting and 30+ other activities from your weight and time.
Calories burned
180 kcal
- Per minute
- 6 kcal
- Above resting (MET − 1)
- 142 kcal
- Activity
- Walking, 3.5–3.9 mph, brisk · 4.8 MET (Compendium code 17200)
Compendium METs are averages for adults 19–59. Your real burn can differ by 20% or more with fitness, body make-up, terrain and effort, and estimates are less reliable for children, older adults and pregnancy.
The same activity for other durations
| Minutes | Calories |
|---|---|
| 15 | 90 kcal |
| 30 | 180 kcal |
| 45 | 269 kcal |
| 60 | 359 kcal |
| 90 | 539 kcal |
Show the work
Weight in kilograms
kg = lb × 0.45359237
165 × 0.45359237 = 74.84274105 kg
MET value (2024 Adult Compendium)
Walking, 3.5–3.9 mph, brisk
4.8 MET
Calories, rounded
kcal = MET × kg × minutes ÷ 60
4.8 × 74.84274105 × 30 ÷ 60 = 180 kcal
For general information only — not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or other qualified professional about your health.
How it works
Calories = MET × body weight (kg) × hours, with 1 MET ≈ 1 kcal per kg per hour; MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities (Herrmann et al., Journal of Sport and Health Science 2024)
Questions
- How does the calories burned calculator work?
- Calories = MET × body weight (kg) × hours, with 1 MET ≈ 1 kcal per kg per hour; MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities (Herrmann et al., Journal of Sport and Health Science 2024).
- What do I need to enter?
- Activity, Units, Weight, Duration. Optional fields can be left blank.
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