Walking calculator

Calories burned walking for 2 hours

2 hours at 3 mph covers about 6.0 miles. A 160 lb adult uses about 550 calories, or 625 at 60 and over.

Distance and steps in 2 hours, by pace
PaceMilesSteps
2 mph, slow4.011,680
2.5 mph, easy5.012,710
3 mph, moderate6.013,660
3.5 mph, brisk7.014,480
4 mph, very brisk8.015,500

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)255345500
120 lb (54 kg)305415600
140 lb (64 kg)355485700
160 lb (73 kg)405550800
180 lb (82 kg)455620900
200 lb (91 kg)5106901,000
220 lb (100 kg)5607601,100
240 lb (109 kg)6108251,195
260 lb (118 kg)6608951,295
280 lb (127 kg)7109651,395
300 lb (136 kg)7601,0351,495

Adults 60 and over

Calories by weight and pace: Adults 60 and over
Weight2 mph3 mph4 mph
100 lb (45 kg)280390535
120 lb (54 kg)335465645
140 lb (64 kg)390545750
160 lb (73 kg)445625860
180 lb (82 kg)505700965
200 lb (91 kg)5607801,075
220 lb (100 kg)6158551,180
240 lb (109 kg)6709351,285
260 lb (118 kg)7251,0151,395
280 lb (127 kg)7801,0901,500
300 lb (136 kg)8401,1701,610

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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