Overview
What Is a Calories Burned Calculator?
This tool estimates calories burned during exercise based on your weight, activity type, and duration, using standard MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) values.
Estimate calories burned during exercise.
This tool estimates calories burned during exercise based on your weight, activity type, and duration, using standard MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) values.
Useful for understanding the general calorie impact of different exercises for fitness and weight management goals.
Input your body weight.
Choose the exercise type.
Input how many minutes you exercised.
The result updates automatically.
It provides a reasonable general estimate using standard MET values, though individual metabolism and exercise intensity can cause variation.
Metabolic Equivalent of Task - a standardized measure of exercise intensity used to estimate calorie expenditure.
Yes, heavier individuals generally burn more calories for the same activity due to greater energy expenditure moving more mass.
Higher-intensity activities have higher MET values, reflecting greater energy expenditure per minute.
Fitness trackers with heart rate monitoring can offer more personalized estimates - this provides a general reference based on standard formulas.
This calculator uses standard MET values regardless of fitness level - very fit individuals may actually burn slightly fewer calories for the same activity due to efficiency.
No, calculations happen entirely in your browser.
It can inform general planning, though consult a healthcare provider or nutritionist for personalized weight management guidance.
No, this calculates calories during the activity itself - some high-intensity exercises have an additional afterburn effect not captured here.
Yes, completely free with no sign-up required.