Calories Burned - Activity Calculator

Accurately determine calories burned by all forms and variations of walking, running, and swimming.

Calorie amounts for over 300 activities.

• Bicycling
• Walking
• Running
• Swimming
• Sports
• At the Gym

How Accurate is the Calories Burned Calculator?

This calculator uses the latest figures from the Compendium of Physical Activities - a publication from the Arizona State University, that revises figures every few years.

Each activity has a MET (metabolic equivalent of task) that attempts to measure the energy cost of activities. These METs are then applied against your base metabolic rate at rest.

Not an exact science....

It is far from an exact science as these amounts are derived from a large sample of people (and are therefore an average).

The main issue is body composition (see the body fat calculator for more). Calorie expenditure will vary depending on the ratio of body fat to muscle or lean mass.

What Does This Mean For Fat Loss?

Exercise requires energy, and this energy is measured using Calories (or more accurately, kilocalories). Considering 1 pound of fat is the equivalent of 3,500 Calories - you can see that it takes a lot of exercise to burn fat.

In addition to this, the source for energy may come from either fat or muscle glycogen. As the body adapts to each exercise, it becomes more efficient in its use of Calories - therefore burning less!

The amount of muscle also has an impact on Calories burned. Because muscle is metabolically active - more muscle means more Calories being burned. This explains why strength training is such a good fat loss exercise.

Tips to Burn More Calories

Target Heart Rate Calculator- You burn the most calories at your target heart rate.

Burn The Fat, Feed the Muscle- Teaches you how to turn your body into a fat burning machine.

Advanced Fat Loss Sample Workout- Aggressive workout for maximum fat loss and muscle toning.