The Calorie Burn Rate by Activity calculator computes the food calories (kcal) burn rate for hundreds of activities based on the activity, weight of person and duration of activity.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (activity) Choose Activity (see below)
- (weight) Weight of Person
- (duration) Duration of Activity
Calorie Burne Rate by Activity (P): The calculator returns the estimated number of food calories burned (kcal). However, these can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
The Math / Science
This equation is intended to be used as an Equation-in-Equation (EiE) to lookup the number of calories burned based on the activity performed, weight and duration of activity. The list of activities in the database are as follows:
Activities
- Aerobics-general, Aerobics-high impact, Aerobics-low impact, Aerobics-step aerobics,
- Archery,
- Backpacking-Hiking with pack,
- Badminton,
- Bagging grass-leaves,
- Ballet-twist-jazz-tap,
- Ballroom dancing-fast, Ballroom dancing-slow,
- Basketball-competitive, Basketball-non game, Basketball-officiating, Basketball-shooting baskets, Basketball-wheelchair,
- Bathing dog,
- Billiards,
- Bird watching,
- Boating-power-speed boat,
- Bowling,
- Boxing-in ring, Boxing-punching bag, Boxing-sparring,
- Calisthenics-light, Calisthenics-vigorous-pushups-situps,
- Canoeing-camping trip, Canoeing-rowing-light, Canoeing-rowing-moderate, Canoeing-rowing-vigorous,
- Carpentry-general,
- Carrying 16 to 24 lbs-upstairs, Carrying 25 to 49 lbs-upstairs, Carrying heavy loads, Carrying infant-level ground, Carrying infant-upstairs, Carrying moderate loads upstairs, Carrying small children,
- Children's games (hopscotch-dodgeball),
- Circuit training-minimal rest,
- Cleaning gutters, Cleaning-dusting,
- Climbing hills-carrying 10 to 20 lbs, Climbing hills-carrying 21 to 42 lbs, Climbing hills-carrying over 42 lbs, Climbing hills-carrying up to 9 lbs,
- Coaching: football-basketball-soccer,
- Crew-sculling-rowing-competition,
- Cricket (batting-bowling),
- Croquet, Cross country skiing-moderate,
- Cross country skiing-racing, Cross country skiing-uphill, Cross country skiing-vigorous, Cross country snow skiing-slow,
- Curling,
- Cycling <10 mph-leisure bicycling, Cycling >20 mph-racing, Cycling 10-11.9 mph-light, Cycling 12-13.9 mph-moderate, Cycling 14-15.9 mph-vigorous, Cycling 16-19 mph-very fast-racing, Cycling mountain bike-bmx,
- Darts (wall or lawn),
- Diving springboard or platform,
- Downhill snow skiing-moderate, Downhill snow skiing-racing,
- Fencing,
- Football (touch-flag-general), Football or baseball-catch, Football-competitive,
- Frisbee-general, Frisbee-ultimate,
- Gardening-general,
- General cleaning,
- General housework,
- Golf-driving range, Golf-general, Golf-miniature golf, Golf-using power cart, Golf-walking and carrying clubs, Golf-walking and pulling clubs,
- Gymnastics,
- Hacky sack,
- Handball, Handball-team,
- Health club exercise,
- Hiking-cross country,
- Hockey-field hockey, Hockey-ice hockey,
- Horse grooming-moderate, Horse racing-galloping, Horseback riding-saddling horse, Horseback riding-trotting, Horseback riding-walking, Horseback riding-grooming,
- Horseshoe pitching,
- Ice skating <9 mph, Ice skating-average speed, Ice skating-rapidly,
- Instructing aerobic class,
- Jai alai,
- Jazzercise,
- Juggling,
- Jumping rope-fast, Jumping rope-moderate, Jumping rope-slow,
- Kayaking,
- Kickball,
- Krav maga training,
- Lacrosse,
- Loading-unloading car,
- Marching-rapidly-military,
- Martial arts-judo-karate-jujitsu, Martial arts-kick boxing, Martial arts-tae kwan do,
- Mild stretching,
- Mowing lawn-riding mower, Mowing lawn-walk-power mower,
- Orienteering,
- Paddle boat, Paddleball,
- Paddleball-competitive,
- Painting,
- Polo,
- Pushing a wheelchair,
- Pushing stroller or walking with children,
- Race walking,
- Racquetball, Racquetball-competitive,
- Raking lawn,
- Riding-snow blower,
- Riding a horse-general,
- Rock climbing-ascending rock, Rock climbing-mountain climbing, Rock climbing-rappelling,
- Roller blading-in-line skating, Roller skating,
- Rowing machine-light, Rowing machine-moderate, Rowing machine-very vigorous, Rowing machine-vigorous,
- Rugby,
- Running 10 mph (6 min mile), Running 10.9 mph (5.5 min mile), Running 5 mph (12 min mile), Running 5.2 mph (11.5 min mile), Running 6 mph (10 min mile), Running 6.7 mph (9 min mile), Running 7 mph (8.5 min mile), Running 7.5 mph (8 min mile), Running 8 mph (7.5 min mile), Running 8.6 mph (7 min mile), Running 9 mph (6.5 min mile), Running-cross country, Running-general, Running-on a track team-practice, Running-training-pushing wheelchair, Running-upstairs,
- Sailing-competition, Sailing-yachting-ocean sailing,
- Shoveling snow by hand,
- Shuffleboard-lawn bowling,
- Sit-playing with animals,
- Skateboarding,
- Ski machine, Ski mobiling,
- Skiing-water skiing,
- Skin diving-fast, Skin diving-moderate,
- Skin diving-scuba diving,
- Sky diving,
- Sledding-tobagganing-luge,
- Snorkeling,
- Snow shoeing, Snow skiing-downhill skiing-light, Snowmobiling,
- Soccer, Soccer-competitive,
- Softball or baseball, Softball-officiating, Softball-pitching,
- Speed skating-ice-competitive,
- Squash,
- Stair machine,
- Standing-playing with children-light,
- Stationary cycling-light, Stationary cycling-moderate, Stationary cycling-very light, Stationary cycling-very vigorous, Stationary cycling-vigorous,
- Stretching-hatha yoga,
- Surfing-body surfing or board surfing,
- Swimming backstroke, Swimming breaststroke, Swimming butterfly, Swimming laps-freestyle-fast, Swimming laps-freestyle-slow, Swimming leisurely-not laps, Swimming sidestroke, Swimming synchronized, Swimming-treading water-fast-vigorous, Swimming-treading water-moderate,
- Table tennis-ping pong,
- Tai chi,
- Taking out trash,
- Teach exercise classes (& participate), Teach physical education-exercise class,
- Tennis, Tennis-doubles, Tennis-singles,
- Track and field (high jump-pole vault), Track and field (hurdles), Track and field (shot-discus),
- Trampoline,
- Unicycling,
- Volleyball, Volleyball-beach, Volleyball-competitive,
- Walk/run-playing with animals, Walk/run-playing with children-moderate, Walk/run-playing with children-vigorous, Walking 2.0 mph-slow, Walking 2.5 mph, Walking 3.0 mph-moderate, Walking 3.5 mph-brisk pace, Walking 3.5 mph-uphill, Walking 4.0 mph-very brisk, Walking 4.5 mph, Walking 5.0 mph, Walking downstairs, Walking the dog, Walking using crutches, Walking-pushing a wheelchair, Walking-snow blower, Walking-under 2.0 mph-very slow,
- Wallyball,
- Water aerobics, Water aerobics-water calisthenics, Water jogging, Water polo, Water volleyball,
- Watering lawn or garden,
- Weeding-cultivating garden,
- Weight lifting-body building-vigorous, Weight lifting-light workout,
- Whitewater rafting-kayaking-canoeing,
- Windsurfing-sailing,
- Wrestling