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Walking Energy Estimate

Estimate gross and net activity energy for a walk, using a standard MET-based convention.

What this answers:

  • Roughly how much energy does a walk of a given pace, weight, and duration use?

This uses a small local subset of the 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities. It does not predict weight loss and should not be added twice into a separate TDEE estimate.

How it's calculated

gross kcal = MET × weight(kg) × hours   net kcal = max(MET−1, 0) × weight(kg) × hours

Worked example

MET 3.8, 70 kg, 30 minutes: gross 133 kcal, net 98 kcal.

Source: 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities (pacompendium.com/walking). Source last checked September 28, 2026.

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