How many calories do you burn Standing?
Someone weighing 180 pounds burns approximately 86 calories per hour Standing. Fill in the form below and calculate how many calories you burn Standing or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.

Standing Calorie Calculator
Burned calories (KCAL)
Standing
86
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 Standing?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Standing. The MET value of Standing = 1. We multiply the MET value with the person's body weight in kilogram. Then we multiply this with 0.0175 and the time in minutes.
A person weighs: 180 pounds
MET value of Standing: 1
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Standing for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180 ) * 1 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 43 kcal
With 30 minutes of Standing you burn 43 kcal.