Walking calculator

Calories burned walking for 1 hour

1 hour at 3 mph covers about 3.0 miles. A 160 lb adult uses about 275 calories, or 310 at 60 and over.

Distance and steps in 1 hour, by pace
PaceMilesSteps
2 mph, slow2.05,840
2.5 mph, easy2.56,360
3 mph, moderate3.06,830
3.5 mph, brisk3.57,240
4 mph, very brisk4.07,750

Calories by weight

Total calories: what your body uses in that time, including what it uses at rest.

Adults

Calories by weight and pace: Adults
Weight2 mph3 mph4 mph
100 lb (45 kg)125170250
120 lb (54 kg)150205300
140 lb (64 kg)180240350
160 lb (73 kg)205275400
180 lb (82 kg)230310450
200 lb (91 kg)255345500
220 lb (100 kg)280380550
240 lb (109 kg)305415600
260 lb (118 kg)330450650
280 lb (127 kg)355485700
300 lb (136 kg)380515750

Adults 60 and over

Calories by weight and pace: Adults 60 and over
Weight2 mph3 mph4 mph
100 lb (45 kg)140195270
120 lb (54 kg)170235320
140 lb (64 kg)195275375
160 lb (73 kg)225310430
180 lb (82 kg)250350485
200 lb (91 kg)280390535
220 lb (100 kg)305430590
240 lb (109 kg)335465645
260 lb (118 kg)365505695
280 lb (127 kg)390545750
300 lb (136 kg)420585805

These are estimates for groups of people, with steps counted on a treadmill. Your own numbers depend on your body, stride, ground and pace.

From the CADENCE-Adults studies and the 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities. How we work it out

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Made by fitvee from published research. General information, not medical advice.

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