MET & Energy Expenditure Explorer
Change activity, body mass, and time. Compare the estimated rate and total.
ACTIVITY
Compendium activity details
View source categoryPERSON
Use any hypothetical person.
TIME
Hold other variables constant to compare.
Enter body mass from 20–250 kg and duration from 1–180 minutes, using whole numbers.
ESTIMATED ENERGY EXPENDITURE
Estimated Energy Over Time
Steeper line = greater estimated kcal/min. Endpoint = total at the selected duration. Axes rescale to fit the scenarios.
See the calculation
kcal/min = MET × 3.5 × body mass (kg) ÷ 200
Total kcal = kcal/min × duration (minutes)