Calories Burned Walking Calculator
Calorie burn from walking is a product of weight, duration and how hard you are walking, and the weight term is what most people leave out of the rough estimates they have seen.
Calories burned
206.2856
- Calories per hour
- 275.0474
- Distance covered
- 2.625
- MET value
- 3.5
Values update as you type. This calculator covers the single scenario its formula assumes — see Common Mistakes for what it leaves out.
The formula this calculator uses
calories = 0.0175 x MET x weight in kg x minutes
- E
- Energy burned, in kilocalories
- M
- MET value of the walking pace
- W
- Body weight, in kilograms
- t
- Duration, in minutes
How to check the result by hand
- 1
Convert body weight to kilograms
Divide pounds by 2.20462, so 165 pounds is about 74.8 kilograms. Using pounds directly inflates the answer by more than a factor of two.
- 2
Pick the MET value for the pace
About 2.8 for a slow stroll, 3.5 for a moderate walk, 4.3 for brisk and 5 for very brisk. If in doubt, take the slower figure.
- 3
Multiply MET by weight
3.5 times 74.8 kilograms is 261.9, which is the energy per minute before the unit conversion constant is applied.
- 4
Multiply by minutes and by 0.0175
261.9 times 45 minutes times 0.0175 is about 206 calories for the session. This is total energy, not extra energy above rest.
- 5
Divide by distance if you want a per mile figure
Multiply by sixty for the hourly rate, which is 275.0474 for the same pace and body weight.
For worked examples, common mistakes and the limits of this formula, read the full How To Calculate Calories Burned Walking page.