Calories Burned Gardening & Weeding Calculator
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Gardening & Weeding has a MET value of 3.8, meaning it uses about 3.8 times the energy your body burns at rest. A 155 lb (70 kg) adult burns roughly 140 kcal in 30 minutes at moderate intensity.
Your calorie burn
Calories burned
140
30 min · MET 3.8 · 154 lbs
The MET formula explained
MET stands for Metabolic Equivalent of Task. One MET equals the oxygen your body consumes sitting still — about 3.5 ml per kilogram of body weight per minute. An activity rated 3.8 METs uses 3.8 times that amount.
Calories burned = Duration (minutes) × (MET × 3.5 × Weight in kg) ÷ 200
Imperial weights are converted to kilograms automatically (1 kg = 2.205 lbs). Intensity scales the MET value: low ×0.75, moderate ×1.0, high ×1.3.
Calories burned gardening & weeding by body weight
| Body weight | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 60 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 lbs (57 kg) | 57 kcal | 113 kcal | 170 kcal | 226 kcal |
| 155 lbs (70 kg) | 70 kcal | 140 kcal | 210 kcal | 281 kcal |
| 185 lbs (84 kg) | 84 kcal | 167 kcal | 251 kcal | 335 kcal |
| 215 lbs (98 kg) | 97 kcal | 195 kcal | 292 kcal | 389 kcal |