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Calories Burned Walking Calculator: Find Calorie Burn from Walking?

What is the average number of calories you burn when you walk?

Written by Matthew Magnante, ACE

Last Updated on19 January, 2023 | 2:56 PM EDT

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How many calories do you burn Walking?

The average 180 pound person will burn 257-429 calories in 60 minutes walking 2.5mph (a normal speed) to fastest 4.0mph on a firm, level walking surface. 

Estimate the number of calories burned walking:

Weight in Pound
Walking Hrs
Walking Min

How To Use The Calories Burned Walking Calculator

The walking calories calculator is rather simple and straightforward.

To ensure an easy experience for you, we’ve included step-by-step instructions in detail below. 

  • Step 1: Choose your preferred unit of measurement: Imperial (lbs, hours, and minutes) or metric (kilograms, hours, and minutes).
  • Step 2: Enter your weight.
  • Step 3: Enter the number of walking hours (.e.g, 1, 2, 3, etc).
    Note: You can also use values under an hour in the hours box. For example, .5 would be thirty minutes and .25 would be fifteen minutes. However, we recommend using the minutes box instead, if the duration is less than an hour.
  • Step 4: Enter the number of walking minutes.
    Note: Because there are 60 minutes in an hour, the max number of minutes that you can enter is 59. Put “0” in the hours box for the calculator to estimate calories burned in minutes.
  • Step 5: Select the walking speed. Tip: Click directly on the text (e.g., slow, normal, fast, fastest) and not the empty gray circle. This will ensure the walking speed is selected.
  • Step 6: Press Calculate!

How Calories Burned Walking Calculator Work?

This calculator approximates the number of calories that someone burns from walking.

Firstly, the calculator determines your metabolic rate or metabolism according to your weight.

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What does that mean? Keep reading for a more detailed explanation.

If you take two people, one weighs 150 lbs and the other weighs 210 lbs, the person who weighs less will burn fewer calories during the same exact workout compared to the heavier individual. 

A calorie is a unit of energy and a heavier person requires more energy to move their bodies or to perform activities.

Think of it like how a larger vehicle typically uses up more fuel than a smaller one. Weight affects fuel consumption (the amount of energy used).

But this also means that the heavier person expends more calories in a rested (non-exercising) state.

This is also known as metabolic rate or metabolism. 

The calculator uses a formula to approximate resting calories burned and then it factors in the duration and activity intensity to guesstimate calories burned. 

How Many Calories Can I Burn Walking?

Calories Burn During Walking

The number of calories that you can burn from activity depends on a few different factors such as your weight, exercise intensity, and duration, or how long you perform the activity. Therefore, this can highly vary.

But that’s the point of this calculator. You punch in the necessary details and it’ll give you a close estimate of calories burned walking. 

However, we’ve provided a few examples of how our calculator will estimate calories burned. 

According to the calories burned walking tool, a 125 lb person who walks at a normal pace for 45 minutes will burn 156 calories.

The same person will expend about 192 calories walking fast and 223 calories at the fastest walking speed. 

How many calories will a much heavier person burn from walking? A 250 lb person walking at a slow pace will burn roughly 208 calories. They’ll expend about 256 calories with a fast walking pace.

How many calories you can burn walking or doing any physical activity is dependent on several factors.

While it’s not so easy to precisely estimate calories burned from movement, our calculator is designed to provide a reasonable estimate of energy expenditure.

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Calories Burned by Distance Walked

Calories Burned Walking Distances Table

Calories burned walking distance, walking at 2.5mph speed

Weight Distance
  1 km 1 mile 5 km 5 miles 10 km 10 miles
120lbs (54.4kg) 43 69 128 206 213 343
140lbs (63.5kg) 50 80 149 240 249 400
160lbs (72.5kg) 57 91 170 274 284 457
180lbs (81.6kg) 64 103 192 309 320 514
200lbs (90.7kg) 71 114 213 343 355 572
220lbs (99.8kg) 78 126 234 377 391 629
240lbs (108.9kg) 85 137 255 411 426 686

Calories Burned Walking Table

Calories burned walking 2.5mph on a level firm surface

Weight Time (minutes)
  5 10 15 30 45 60
120lbs (54.4kg) 14 29 43 86 129 171
140lbs (63.5kg) 17 33 50 100 150 200
160lbs (72.5kg) 19 38 57 114 171 229
180lbs (81.6kg) 21 43 64 129 193 257
200lbs (90.7kg) 24 48 71 143 214 286
220lbs (99.8kg) 26 52 79 157 236 314
240lbs (108.9kg) 29 57 86 171 257 343

Calories Burned Walking Faster Table

Calories burned in 30 minutes of walking

Weight Spped
  2mph 2.5mph 3mph 3.5mph 4mph 4.5mph
120lbs (54.4kg) 80 86 100 123 143 200
140lbs (63.5kg) 93 100 117 143 167 233
160lbs (72.5kg) 107 114 133 164 191 267
180lbs (81.6kg) 120 129 150 184 214 300
200lbs (90.7kg) 133 143 167 205 238 333
220lbs (99.8kg) 147 157 183 225 262 367
240lbs (108.9kg) 160 171 200 246 286 400

Can Walking Help Me To Lose A Lot of Weight?

Walking is an easy-to-do, low-impact activity that can certainly contribute to the weight loss process. 

But how much weight you lose really and truly depends on your overall habits and approach to your goals. 

As long as you create a calorie deficit, and do it the healthy and proper way, you can lose weight.

If you’re walking and/or doing other forms of physical activity in an effort to lose weight, you want to determine your Maintenance calories, and then reduce your calorie intake, exercise more, or do a combination of the two. 

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Use our weight loss calculator to determine the number of calories you should be taking in to lose weight.  

If you also weight train and want to maximize muscle gain and muscle maintenance as you knock off the body fat, our macronutrient calculator is a very useful tool.

It’ll recommend an ideal protein, carbohydrates, and fat intake for you. 

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Read also: The Top 20 Simple Weight Loss Tips

Calories Burn: Walking vs Cardio? 

There are many different variables that determine the number of calories burned between the different forms of cardio activity. Weight, intensity/pace, and duration are the biggest factors. Although, environment, hormones, and genetics also play a role too. But there are no simple ways to measure these.

Therefore, we stick with the basic details that contribute most to the approximation.

If you’d like to compare estimates of calorie burn during various activities, we offer a free calculator that includes a database of over 250 different exercises and activities. 

Why You Should Walk, Not Run For Weight Loss

Many health experts would agree that, especially for overweight people, walking is better than running for weight loss. Although, running will undoubtedly burn more calories in less time. That’s not the point though and it’s better to be safe than sorry.

That’s because the impact of running plus carrying additional body weight is a lot on the joints. Although, many recommend walking over running even for normal-weight individuals. This is to prevent the potential long-term side effects of running that can have a negative impact on well-being.

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But running is a form of activity or exercise that a lot of people enjoy and cannot do without. Not to mention, athletes have to run in order to compete.

Ideally though, and for most, it’s best suited for healthy, normal-weight individuals.

But wearing the right shoes and applying proper running form is imperative to the safety of joints.

Also be sure to try out our other calculators below.

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FAQs

How many calories does 1000 steps burn?

Based on a typical stride length of 2.1 to 2.5 feet a 1000 steps burns around 50 calories.

How many calories do you burn walking 10000 steps?

How Long Do You Have to Walk to Burn 1000 Calories?

Normal average person will burn 1000 calories in 2-5 hours of walking depding on the bodyweight, walking speed etc.. For example 200lb (90.7kg) person walking at 4mph (a brisk walk) will burn 1,000 calories in 2 hours while 40lbs (63.5kg) person walking at 2.5mph will take 5 hours to burn 1,000 calories.

Time to burn 1000 calories

Weight Speed
  2mph 2.5mph 3mph 3.5mph 4mph 4.5mph
120lbs (54.4kg) 6h15m 5h50m 4h60m 4h4m 3h30m 2h30m
140lbs (63.5kg) 5h21m 4h60m 4h17m 3h29m 2h60m 2h9m
160lbs (72.5kg) 4h41m 4h22m 3h45m 3h3m 2h37m 1h52m
180lbs (81.6kg) 4h10m 3h53m 3h20m 2h43m 2h20m 1h40m
200lbs (90.7kg) 3h45m 3h30m 2h60m 2h26m 2h6m 1h30m
220lbs (99.8kg) 3h25m 3h11m 2h44m 2h13m 1h55m 1h22m
240lbs (108.9kg) 3h7m 2h55m 2h30m 2h2m 1h45m 1h15m

How many calories are burned walking 10,000 steps?

Average person 140 pound (63.5kg) will burn 400 calories depending on the pace of the walk.

How many calories does 15000 steps burn?

15000 steps burns 750 calories. 

How many calories do you burn in a 30 minute walk?

It has been determined that a 30 minute walk can result in the burning of between 100 and 175 calories, depending on the individual’s weight.

For example, an individual weighing 130 pounds and walking at a pace of 3mph for 30 minutes will burn 108 calories, while someone weighing 220 pounds and walking at the same speed will burn 183 calories. 

How many calories do you burn in 60 minutes of walking?

It has been determined that a 60 minute walk can result in the burning of between 200 and 350 calories, depending on the individual’s weight.

For instance, an individual weighing 130 pounds and walking at a pace of 3mph for 60 minutes will burn 217 calories, while someone weighing 220 pounds and walking at the same speed will burn 367 calories.

Can I burn 700 calories by walking?

To burn between 700 and 1,000 calories, it is necessary to walk a distance of 10 miles. The exact number of calories burned is dependent on various factors, and the pace at which the distance is walked is less significant in regards to the total number of calories burned. However, it should be noted that walking at a faster pace will allow an individual to reach the 10 mile mark more quickly.

Does walking burn belly fat?

Walking is a good way to get in shape and burn fat, even though it may not be the most intense form of exercise. While spot reduction of fat is not possible, walking can help reduce overall fat, including belly fat, which is both dangerous and easy to lose.

Walk Off The Fat Pounds and Get Fitter!

Walking is essential to maintaining good health, and, when paired with proper eating habits, a trim figure. Not to mention, the health benefits are reason alone to take more steps on a daily basis.

The calories burned walking calculator is a useful tool that can help anyone estimate energy expenditure and plug the numbers in.


If you have any questions about this article, please feel free to contact Matthew Magnante by leaving a comment below.

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