1 MET = 1 kcal per kg per hour (Compendium definition). Displayed to the nearest kcal, rounded half-up.
Above resting
(4.3−1)×70×0.5=115.5kcal
Sobre Calories burned calculator
Calories burned = MET × body weight in kg × hours. A MET (metabolic equivalent) is the energy cost of an activity as a multiple of resting, defined as 1 kcal per kg per hour or 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute, and the values here come from the 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities. The result is also given in kilojoules, as calories above resting (MET − 1), and by the MET × 3.5 × kg ÷ 200 per-minute rule, which gives 5 % more.
People use it to log workouts and compare activities. A 70 kg person walking briskly at 3.5 mph (4.3 MET) for 30 minutes uses about 151 kcal, 116 kcal of it above resting; running at 6 mph for the same time uses 343 kcal.
MET values are averages measured in adults, so individual costs vary with fitness, technique and terrain. The resting value of 1 kcal per kg per hour is a convention: Byrne and colleagues (2005) measured an average of 0.84 in 769 adults.
Exemplos resolvidos
Running 6 mph for 30 minutes at 70 kg
Activity
Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile)
Weight
70 kg
Duration
30
Calorias queimadas
343 kcal
Energy in kilojoules
1,435 kJ
Rate
686 kcal/h
Fonte de verificação: Python 3.8 decimal: 9.8 MET (2011 Compendium code 12050) × 70 kg × 0.5 h = 343 kcal; × 4.184 kJ/kcal
Brisk walk 45 minutes at 150 lb
Activity
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk
Weight
150 lb
Duration
45
Calorias queimadas
219 kcal
Fonte de verificação: Python 3.8 decimal: 4.3 MET (code 17200) × 68.0388555 kg × 0.75 h = 219.4253 kcal
Edge: 1 MET for an hour is resting
Activity
Other — enter a MET value
MET value
1
Weight
80 kg
Duration
60
Calorias queimadas
80 kcal
Above resting (MET − 1)
0 kcal
By the MET × 3.5 × kg ÷ 200 rule
84 kcal
Fonte de verificação: Compendium definition 1 MET = 1 kcal/kg/h → 80 kcal, 0 above rest; the 3.5 × 80 / 200 × 60 rule gives 84 kcal
Cycling 14–15.9 mph for 1:30 at 11 st
Activity
Cycling, 14–15.9 mph, vigorous
Weight
11 st
Duration
1:30
Calorias queimadas
1,048 kcal
Above resting (MET − 1)
943 kcal
Fonte de verificação: Python 3.8 decimal: 10.0 MET (code 01040) × 69.8532 kg × 1.5 h; net uses 9.0 MET
Perguntas
How do you calculate calories burned from METs?
Multiply the activity's MET value by body weight in kilograms and by time in hours. Running at 6 mph is 9.8 MET in the 2011 Compendium, so a 70 kg runner uses 9.8 × 70 × 0.5 = 343 kcal in 30 minutes. The per-minute form, MET × 3.5 × kg ÷ 200, gives 5 % more because it takes 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute at 5 kcal per litre of oxygen.
What is a MET in exercise?
A metabolic equivalent is the energy used sitting at rest, conventionally 1 kcal per kg per hour or 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute, and an activity's MET value is its cost as a multiple of that. The US Physical Activity Guidelines class 3.0–5.9 MET as moderate and 6 or more as vigorous, so brisk walking at 4.3 MET is moderate and running at 6 mph (9.8 MET) is vigorous.
How many calories does walking burn?
About 4.3 kcal per kg of body weight per hour at a brisk 3.5 mph (Compendium code 17200), or 3.5 kcal at 2.8–3.2 mph. A 70 kg person walking briskly for 30 minutes uses about 151 kcal, 116 kcal of it above resting. A mile at 3.5 mph takes about 17 minutes, which works out at roughly 86 kcal per mile for that person.
Why might the real calorie burn differ from the MET estimate?
MET values are group averages, and the resting value behind them is a convention. Byrne and colleagues (2005) measured resting energy use in 769 adults and found an average of 0.84 kcal per kg per hour, so the standard 1 kcal figure overstated rest by 20 %. Fitness, technique and terrain also change the cost, and the 2024 Adult Compendium revised 176 MET values as new measurements appeared.
Qual é a precisão de “Calories burned calculator”?
A precisão depende dos dados inseridos e das hipóteses do método. O cálculo decimal usa 50 algarismos significativos, mas estimativas, métodos numéricos e dados de origem podem ter menor precisão; o arredondamento exibido não elimina essas limitações. Exemplos resolvidos verificados com fontes independentes: 4. Por exemplo, “Running 6 mph for 30 minutes at 70 kg” é verificado com Python 3.8 decimal: 9.8 MET (2011 Compendium code 12050) × 70 kg × 0.5 h = 343 kcal; × 4.184 kJ/kcal.
De onde vem o método?
Ainsworth BE et al. 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011;43(8):1575–1581; 2011 Compendium activity table (supplementary digital content 1); Compendium of Physical Activities — unit conversions (1 MET = 1 kcal/kg/h = 3.5 mL/kg/min).
Esta calculadora inclui 4 exemplos resolvidos com respostas de fontes independentes. Eles fazem parte do conjunto de testes e você também pode executá-los aqui.