Description: The most complete energy expenditure calculator on the internet! Calculate calories burned for every imaginable activity! We also have other calculators: Body Mass Index | Waist/Hip Ratio | Basal Metabolic Rate | VO2 Max | Target Heart Rate
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The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is the ratio of the metabolic rate during exercise to the metabolic rate at rest. One MET corresponds to an energy expenditure of 1 kcal/kg/hour. One MET can also be expressed as oxygen uptake of 3.5 ml/kg/min.
METs are used to estimate how many calories are burned during many common physical activities.
We will demonstrate how the calculator works with a simple example: