Calories In Sports

Now you can calculate number of calories you burn during exercise with this app which uses the type of activity and basal metabolic rate.This app will provide many Different sports and calculation on basis of their MET value.This app is a comprehensive tool for sportsmen who want to know estimated calories.

A metabolic equivalent (MET) value is a measurement of the energy cost of a specific physical activity for a specific period of time.

A MET of 1 would be roughly equivalent to a person's energy expenditure from sitting still in a temperature neutral (room temperature) room and not actively digesting food.

An activity with a MET of 2 would have a person using about twice the amount of energy that they would be using in a task with a MET of 1 over the same amount of time, while an activity with a MET of 10 would have a person using about 10 times the amount of energy that they would be using with a MET of 1 over the same amount of time.

Let me give example of Cycling Calories:

A person weighs 160 pounds and bicycles for leisure at a pace of 9.4 mph (a task that has a MET value of 5.8) for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
How many calories have they burned in this time?
160 pounds = 72.73kg
1 hour and 20 minutes = 80 minutes
Calories Burned from Cycling 9.4 mph (per minute) = (5.8 x 72.73 x 3.5) / 200 = 7.382
Calories Burned from Cycling 9.4 mph (for 80 minutes) = 7.382 x 80 = 591