Calories Burned Calculator: The Complete Guide
See how many calories an activity burns. Pick your exercise, enter your body weight and how long you did it, and get an estimate based on standard MET (metabolic equivalent) values.
Who the Calories Burned Calculator is for
People tracking workouts who want to estimate the energy a session burned.
How to use the Calories Burned Calculator
- Type your values into the fields above — pick your currency or units where the calculator offers them.
- Results update automatically as you type; there's no submit button and nothing is sent to a server.
- Adjust any input to compare scenarios, then copy the result with a single click.
How it works
Calories burned = MET × 3.5 × weight(kg) ÷ 200 × minutes. MET (metabolic equivalent) values rate how intense an activity is relative to sitting still — running is about 9.8, brisk walking about 3.5.
Features
- Common activities (MET)
- Per-session & per-minute
- kg or lb
- Instant estimate
What is a MET?
A MET, or metabolic equivalent, expresses an activity's intensity relative to rest: 1 MET is sitting quietly, 4 METs burns four times as much. Multiplying METs by body weight and time gives a solid calorie estimate, though real burn varies with pace, fitness, terrain, and individual metabolism.