Energy Expenditure Calculator

	Energy Expenditure
	Enter your weight, then choose an activity and enter how long you perform that activity for to find out how many calories you burn.
	Weight (kg):	Duration (min):
Activity:
Total calories burnt:

Reference
Panel on Macronutrients & Standing Committee for the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. Energy. Chapter 5. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids (Macronutrients), National Academy of Sciences. 2005. [cited 2009, June 6], Available from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10490.html

This tool needs Javascript enabled to run.The formula for calculating how many Calories you burn while exercising is:
Calories = 0.0175 * weight (kg) * MET * duration (minutes)

For example:
A man who weighs 85 kilograms and swam for 30 minutes would burn:
Calories = 0.0175 * 85 * 7 * 30
Calories = 0.0175 * 85 * 210
Calories = 0.0175 * 17850
Calories = 312.375Table of MET values

Exercise

MET

Mild

Billiards

2.4

Canoeing (leisurely)

2.5

Dancing (ballroom)

2.9

Golf (with cart)

2.5

Horseback riding (walking)

2.3

Playing Accordion

1.8

Cello

2.3

Flute

Piano

2.3

Violin

2.5

Volleyball (noncompetitive)

2.9

Walking (2 mph : 3.2 kmph)

2.5

Moderate

Calisthenics (no weight)

Cycling (leisurely)

3.5

Golf (without cart)

4.4

Swimming (slow)

4.5

Walking (3 mph : 4.8 kmph)

3.3

Walking (4 mph : 6.4 kmph)

4.5

Vigorous

Chopping wood

4.9

Climbing hills (no load)

6.9

Climbing hills (5-kg load)

7.4

Cycling (moderately)

5.7

Dancing Aerobic or ballet

Dancing Ballroom (fast) or square

5.5

Jogging (10-min 1 mile : 1.6 kilometres)

10.2

Rope skipping

Skating Ice

5.5

Skating Roller

6.5

Skiing (water or downhill)

6.8

Squash

12.1

Surfing

Swimming

Tennis (doubles)

Walking (5 mph : 8.1 kmph)

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More information

For more information on fitness and exercise, including stretches, types of exercise, exercise recovery and exercise with health conditions, as well as some useful videos, see Fitness and Exercise.

For more information on nutrition, including information on types and composition of food, nutrition and people, conditions related to nutrition, and diets and recipes, as well as some useful videos and tools, see Nutrition.

Created: 1/7/2009