How many calories do you burn with Weight Training?
Someone weighing 180 pounds burns approximately 532 calories per hour with Weight Training. Fill in the form below and calculate how many calories you burn with Weight Training or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.

Weight Training Calorie Calculator
Burned calories (KCAL)
with Weight Training
Calories burned with Indoor Gym Workouts (weight: 180 lbs)
MET | 15 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. | 60 min. | |
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Cycling on a hometrainer | 8.4 | 180 | 360 | 540 | 720 |
Elliptical trainer | 5 | 107 | 214 | 321 | 429 |
Fitness | 5 | 107 | 214 | 321 | 429 |
Gymnastics | 3.2 | 69 | 137 | 206 | 274 |
HIIT Workout | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
Jumping Rope | 11.8 | 253 | 506 | 759 | 1012 |
Treadmill | 11 | 236 | 472 | 707 | 943 |
Weight Training | 6.2 | 133 | 266 | 399 | 532 |
How do we calculate the amount of calories burned with Weight Training?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Weight Training. The MET value of Weight Training = 6.2. 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 Training: 6.2
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Weight Training for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180 ) * 6.2 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 266 kcal
With 30 minutes of with Weight Training you burn 266 kcal.