Calorie Burn Rate by Activity

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