Exercise Energy Expenditure Calculator

How Many Calories Does Exercise Burn?

Whether it's for weight loss or body maintenance it's important to understand how many calories you're burning when you undertake exercise. Our free calculator below provides approximate calories burned for a wide range of exercises - from Zumba and Swimming to Dog Walking and Household Chores.

Scroll down to use our calculator below.

How much exercise do I need to do to lose weight?

In order to lose weight you need to be in a 'calorie deficit'. That means eating/drinking fewer calories than you are burning (total energy expenditure/TEE).

In order to work out your typical daily energy requirements, use our energy requirements calculator.

Exercise Energy Expenditure Calculator

In order to calculate the amount of calories you burn during exercise select the type of exercise you're doing below, enter the amount of time you've spent doing it (in minutes), choose your gender, your age and your weight in pounds.