About the Calorie Burn Converter
It is easy to eat 300 calories in a minute and surprisingly hard to burn them. This converter turns any food into exercise time so you can see the trade-off at a glance: a slice of pizza, a can of soda or a whole burger meal expressed as minutes of walking, running, cycling, swimming or burpees for someone of your weight.
The maths uses MET values (metabolic equivalents) from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Calories per minute = MET × 3.5 × weight in kg ÷ 200. Running at 6 mph is about 9.8 METs, brisk walking 4.3, and a set of burpees roughly 8, so a 70 kg person burns about 12 kcal per minute running and 5 kcal per minute walking.
The goal is perspective, not guilt. Food fuels activity, and a treat is fine; the numbers simply show why "I will burn it off later" rarely balances a large portion.
How to use the Calorie Burn Converter
- Pick a food or drink, or enter a custom calorie count, and the quantity.
- Enter your body weight, which determines how many calories each activity burns.
- Choose your main activity and read the minutes required; the table compares all activities.