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Walking Calories Calculator

Enter your weight, pick your walking pace, and add how long or how far you walked. The calculator estimates calories burned instantly using standard MET values — everything runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

📖 How it works & FAQ

How walking calories are calculated

This calculator uses the standard MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) method used in exercise science: Calories = MET × weight in kg × hours walked. A MET value describes how hard an activity works your body compared to sitting still. Walking at an easy 2.5 mph is about 3.0 METs, a moderate 3.5 mph pace is about 4.3 METs, and a brisk 4.5 mph pace jumps to roughly 7.0 METs. Because the formula multiplies by your body weight, a heavier walker burns more calories over the same walk. The MET field is editable, so if you have a value from a fitness tracker or a published MET table — say, for hill walking or walking with a loaded backpack — you can type it in and the results update instantly. These figures are estimates only, not professional or medical advice; individual burn rates vary with fitness, terrain, and body composition.

How to use it

  1. Enter your weight and choose pounds or kilograms.
  2. Pick your walking pace — easy, moderate, or brisk. The matching MET value fills in automatically, and you can edit it if you have a better number.
  3. Choose whether to calculate from time walked or distance walked, then enter your minutes or miles.
  4. Read your results: total calories burned, calories per hour, walking time, and calories per mile, all updating live as you type.

FAQ

How many calories does a 30-minute walk burn?
For a 165 lb person at a moderate 3.5 mph, roughly 160 calories. At a brisk 4.5 mph the same half hour burns around 260 calories. Your weight and pace change the number significantly.
Does walking faster really burn that many more calories?
Yes — per minute. Brisk walking at 4.5 mph burns over twice as much per hour as strolling at 2.5 mph, because your body works much harder near the walk-to-jog transition speed.
Is it better to enter time or distance?
Use whichever you know more accurately. The calculator converts between them using your selected pace, so a 1.5-mile entry at 3.5 mph is treated as about 26 minutes of walking.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser with plain JavaScript — no account, no server, and nothing leaves your device.