Calories burned driving an automobile or light truck for 20 minutes minutes 154.3 pounds or 70 kilograms

How to calculate calories (burned)

The number of calories you burn while exercising is dependent on:

• the exercise you do
• your weight
• the time spent doing the activity

By multiplying the MET ^(*) value by the body weight in kg and the duration of the activity, you can estimate the energy expenditure in Kcal specific to a person's body weight. This statement can be expressed as the following formula:

In this example, driving an automobile or light truck at a 2.5 MET value, burns Kcal/kg x body weight/h.

So, a 70 kg individual driving an automobile or light truck for 20 minutes expends the following:

(2.5 METs x 70 kg) x (20 min/60 min) = 58.3 Kcal.

Notes:

• 2.5 is the value in METs for driving an automobile or light truck
• The time unit is expressed in minutes
• The mass (weight) unit is expressed in kilograms
• We divide the time by 60 (min) because the MET unit uses hour.

(*) MET means 'metabolic equivalent'

References:

• Compendium of Physical Activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities
  AINSWORTH, BARBARA E.; HASKELL, WILLIAM L.; WHITT, MELICIA C.; IRWIN, MELINDA L.; SWARTZ, ANN M.; STRATH, SCOTT J.; O’BRIEN, WILLIAM L.; BASSETT, DAVID R. JR.; SCHMITZ, KATHRYN H.; EMPLAINCOURT, PATRICIA O.; JACOBS, DAVID R. JR.; LEON, ARTHUR S.
• MET Values for 800+ Activities

Sample Calories Burned Calculations

• Calories burned doing carpentry works at moderate effort
• Calories burned running at 8 mph
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