Daily Calorie Use Calculator
How much energy are you spending every day?


Deepi Brar
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

How many calories do you burn in a day? Here's a way for you to estimate it without doing a lot of complicated calculations yourself. You can use this tool to find out how many calories you use on an average day, or a particular day (like yesterday, when you went on a long hike or last Sunday, when you spent all day lounging at home).

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	Daily Calorie Use Calculator
	1. About you Sex: M F Age: Weight: (pounds) Height: (feet) (inches) Are you: Pregnant? Breastfeeding? 2. What you do in a day Fill out as many of these lines as you need (it's okay to leave some blank): Time spent at work and commuting: Choose Bicycling to work Carrying heavy loads Carrying loads up stairs Construction work Driving Eating Office work, writing Power tool use (heavy) Reading (sitting) Standing Standing, light work (like cashiering) Standing, moderate work (like nursing) Studying Sitting in meetings or class Sitting quietly (in a car or bus) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking on the job Walking on the job, carrying loads Walking to work or class for minutes Choose Bicycling to work Carrying heavy loads Carrying loads up stairs Construction work Driving Eating Office work, writing Power tool use (heavy) Reading (sitting) Standing Standing, light work (like cashiering) Standing, moderate work (like nursing) Studying Sitting in meetings or class Sitting quietly (in a car or bus) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking on the job Walking on the job, carrying loads Walking to work or class for minutes Choose Bicycling to work Carrying heavy loads Carrying loads up stairs Construction work Driving Eating Office work, writing Power tool use (heavy) Reading (sitting) Standing Standing, light work (like cashiering) Standing, moderate work (like nursing) Studying Sitting in meetings or class Sitting quietly (in a car or bus) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking on the job Walking on the job, carrying loads Walking to work or class for minutes Choose Bicycling to work Carrying heavy loads Carrying loads up stairs Construction work Driving Eating Office work, writing Power tool use (heavy) Reading (sitting) Standing Standing, light work (like cashiering) Standing, moderate work (like nursing) Studying Sitting in meetings or class Sitting quietly (in a car or bus) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking on the job Walking on the job, carrying loads Walking to work or class for minutes Time spent at play and exercising: Choose Aerobics, low impact Aerobics, high impact Badminton Baseball or softball Basketball Bicycling, general or to work Bicycling, mountain Bicycling, slow (10-12 mph) Bicycling, moderate (12-14 mph) Bicycling, fast (14-16 mph) Bowling Dancing Exercises, light to moderate Exercises, heavy (like pushups) Football Frisbee Golf (carry clubs) Gym exercise, general Gymnastics Hiking Hockey Horseback riding Jogging Judo, Karate, kickboxing Kayaking Mountaineering Pool, billiards Rock climbing Skating, Rollerblading Rowing machine, easy Rowing machine, moderate effort Rowing machine, hard effort Running, 5 mph (12 min/mile) Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile) Running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile) Running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile) Running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile) Running, 10 mph (6 min/mile) Running, cross country Sailing Ice skating Skiing (downhill) Skiing, cross-country Sledding, other winter fun Snowboarding Snowshoeing Soccer Stair-stepper Stretching Surfing Swimming, leisure Swimming breaststroke or fast freestyle Swimming freestyle, back- or sidestroke Swimming, butterfly or fast crawl Table tennis Tai Chi Tennis (singles) Volleyball Volleyball, beach Walking, slow (2 mph) Walking, moderate (3 mph) Walking, fast (4 mph) Walking with a stroller Walking with a baby or load Water polo Weight training, light Weight training, heavy Yoga for minutes Choose Aerobics, low impact Aerobics, high impact Badminton Baseball or softball Basketball Bicycling, general or to work Bicycling, mountain Bicycling, slow (10-12 mph) Bicycling, moderate (12-14 mph) Bicycling, fast (14-16 mph) Bowling Dancing Exercises, light to moderate Exercises, heavy (like pushups) Football Frisbee Golf (carry clubs) Gym exercise, general Gymnastics Hiking Hockey Horseback riding Jogging Judo, Karate, kickboxing Kayaking Mountaineering Pool, billiards Rock climbing Skating, Rollerblading Rowing machine, easy Rowing machine, moderate effort Rowing machine, hard effort Running, 5 mph (12 min/mile) Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile) Running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile) Running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile) Running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile) Running, 10 mph (6 min/mile) Running, cross country Sailing Ice skating Skiing (downhill) Skiing, cross-country Sledding, other winter fun Snowboarding Snowshoeing Soccer Stair-stepper Stretching Surfing Swimming, leisure Swimming breaststroke or fast freestyle Swimming freestyle, back- or sidestroke Swimming, butterfly or fast crawl Table tennis Tai Chi Tennis (singles) Volleyball Volleyball, beach Walking, slow (2 mph) Walking, moderate (3 mph) Walking, fast (4 mph) Walking with a stroller Walking with a baby or load Water polo Weight training, light Weight training, heavy Yoga for minutes Choose Aerobics, low impact Aerobics, high impact Badminton Baseball or softball Basketball Bicycling, general or to work Bicycling, mountain Bicycling, slow (10-12 mph) Bicycling, moderate (12-14 mph) Bicycling, fast (14-16 mph) Bowling Dancing Exercises, light to moderate Exercises, heavy (like pushups) Football Frisbee Golf (carry clubs) Gym exercise, general Gymnastics Hiking Hockey Horseback riding Jogging Judo, Karate, kickboxing Kayaking Mountaineering Pool, billiards Rock climbing Skating, Rollerblading Rowing machine, easy Rowing machine, moderate effort Rowing machine, hard effort Running, 5 mph (12 min/mile) Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile) Running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile) Running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile) Running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile) Running, 10 mph (6 min/mile) Running, cross country Sailing Ice skating Skiing (downhill) Skiing, cross-country Sledding, other winter fun Snowboarding Snowshoeing Soccer Stair-stepper Stretching Surfing Swimming, leisure Swimming breaststroke or fast freestyle Swimming freestyle, back- or sidestroke Swimming, butterfly or fast crawl Table tennis Tai Chi Tennis (singles) Volleyball Volleyball, beach Walking, slow (2 mph) Walking, moderate (3 mph) Walking, fast (4 mph) Walking with a stroller Walking with a baby or load Water polo Weight training, light Weight training, heavy Yoga for minutes Choose Aerobics, low impact Aerobics, high impact Badminton Baseball or softball Basketball Bicycling, general or to work Bicycling, mountain Bicycling, slow (10-12 mph) Bicycling, moderate (12-14 mph) Bicycling, fast (14-16 mph) Bowling Dancing Exercises, light to moderate Exercises, heavy (like pushups) Football Frisbee Golf (carry clubs) Gym exercise, general Gymnastics Hiking Hockey Horseback riding Jogging Judo, Karate, kickboxing Kayaking Mountaineering Pool, billiards Rock climbing Skating, Rollerblading Rowing machine, easy Rowing machine, moderate effort Rowing machine, hard effort Running, 5 mph (12 min/mile) Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile) Running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile) Running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile) Running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile) Running, 10 mph (6 min/mile) Running, cross country Sailing Ice skating Skiing (downhill) Skiing, cross-country Sledding, other winter fun Snowboarding Snowshoeing Soccer Stair-stepper Stretching Surfing Swimming, leisure Swimming breaststroke or fast freestyle Swimming freestyle, back- or sidestroke Swimming, butterfly or fast crawl Table tennis Tai Chi Tennis (singles) Volleyball Volleyball, beach Walking, slow (2 mph) Walking, moderate (3 mph) Walking, fast (4 mph) Walking with a stroller Walking with a baby or load Water polo Weight training, light Weight training, heavy Yoga for minutes Time spent at home and resting: Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Choose Childcare (feeding, bathing) Cooking Crafts (knitting, sewing) Dancing Dressing, grooming Eating Gardening Home repair, moderate Housework, light (cleaning) Housework, putting away stuff Housework, heavy (scrubbing) Lying back (reading, talking) Office work, writing Playing music Playing with kids (sitting) Playing with kids (running) Reading (sitting) Sex Shopping Sitting, light work (like sewing) Sitting, moderate work (like drilling) Sitting quietly (in a car or theater) Talking while sitting Talking while standing Walking with a baby or load Watching TV or movie for minutes Time spent sleeping: assume the rest of 24 hrs spent sleeping OR hours min

Last updated January 12, 2005

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