Calorie Burn Calculator
Find out how many calories you burn playing badminton, cricket, football and more
Calorie Burn Calculator
Find out how many calories you burn playing badminton, cricket, football and more
What is a Calorie Burn Calculator?
A calorie burn calculator estimates how many calories you expend during physical activity. It uses your body weight, the type of activity, and duration to calculate energy expenditure — expressed in kilocalories (kcal), commonly referred to as "calories" in everyday usage.
Calorie burn during exercise is calculated using MET values (Metabolic Equivalent of Task). MET is a ratio of your working metabolic rate relative to your resting metabolic rate. Walking has a MET of around 3.5, while vigorous cricket batting can reach 6–7. The formula is: Calories = MET × Weight (kg) × Duration (hours).
These estimates are approximations. Actual calorie burn varies significantly based on individual fitness level, body composition, ambient temperature, and exercise intensity. Use this as a guide for tracking relative effort, not as a precise measurement.
How to Use This Calculator
Typical Calorie Burn by Sport (70kg person, 1 hour)
- • Cricket (fielding): ~280–350 kcal
- • Football: ~490–700 kcal
- • Badminton: ~350–500 kcal
- • Running (moderate): ~490–600 kcal
- • Swimming: ~400–600 kcal
?Frequently Asked Questions
What is a MET value?
MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) is a standardised measure of exercise intensity. A MET of 1 is your resting metabolic rate (sitting quietly). An activity with MET 4 burns 4 times as many calories as sitting. MET values are compiled by the Compendium of Physical Activities, a research database maintained by Barbara Ainsworth and colleagues, widely used in exercise science.
Why do heavier people burn more calories?
Calorie burn is directly proportional to body weight because moving a heavier body requires more energy. The MET formula accounts for this — a 90kg person doing the same activity for the same duration will burn approximately 50% more calories than a 60kg person. This is why weight loss becomes progressively slower as you lose weight.
Are calorie counters on fitness watches accurate?
Wearable fitness trackers typically have a 10–30% error rate for calorie estimation according to multiple validation studies. They use heart rate and accelerometer data along with algorithms, which can be more individualised than MET-based calculations for sustained steady-state exercise — but they struggle with intermittent sports like cricket or badminton where intensity varies significantly ball by ball.
How many calories do I need to burn to lose 1kg?
Approximately 7,700 kcal of energy deficit is required to lose 1kg of body fat (based on 1g of fat containing ~9 kcal, with ~86% being pure fat in adipose tissue). This means a daily deficit of ~500 kcal through diet and exercise would result in approximately 0.5kg of fat loss per week — a sustainable and clinically recommended rate.