How many calories do you burn with Weight lifting?
Someone weighing 180 pounds burns approximately 411 calories per hour with Weight lifting. Fill in the form below and calculate how many calories you burn with Weight lifting or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.

How do we calculate the amount of calories burned with Weight lifting?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Weight lifting. The MET value of Weight lifting = 4.8. 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 Weight lifting: 4.8
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Weight lifting for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180 ) * 4.8 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 206 kcal
With 30 minutes of with Weight lifting you burn 206 kcal.