How many calories do you burn Sleeping?
Someone weighing 180 pounds burns approximately 60 kilocalories per hour Sleeping. Fill in the form below and calculate how many calories you burn Sleeping or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.
Sleeping Calorie Calculator
Burned calories (KCAL)
Sleeping
Calories burned with Daily Activities (weight: 180 lbs)
| MET | 15 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. | 60 min. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climbing Stairs | 7.7 | 165 | 330 | 495 | 660 |
| Gardening | 3.6 | 77 | 154 | 231 | 309 |
| Housecleaning | 2.8 | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 |
| Kissing | 2.6 | 56 | 111 | 167 | 223 |
| Lying in bed | 0.8 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 69 |
| Sex | 1.2 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 103 |
| Sitting | 0.9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 77 |
| Sleeping | 0.7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 |
| Standing | 1 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 86 |
How do we calculate the amount of calories burned Sleeping?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Sleeping. The MET value of Sleeping = 0.7. We multiply the MET value with the person\'s body weight in kilogram. Then we multiply this with 0.0175 and the duration in minutes.
A person weighs: 180 lbs
MET value of Sleeping: 0.7
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Sleeping for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180/2.20462) * 0.7 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 30
30 minutes of Sleeping burns 30 kcal.
