METs to kilocalories per kg per hour
Type a value in MET to get it in kcal/kg/h instantly.
8.165kcal/kg/h
That's 1.33× as hard as cycling at a steady pace, while running a 10-minute mile is 1.23× harder. An hour of that burns about 560 kcal for a 70 kg person.
What it means
How hard is that?
Calorie figures are for a 70 kg person and assume a normal mixed diet. Real energy cost varies with fitness, technique and body composition.
The math
How to convert MET to kcal/kg/h
To convert METs to kilocalories per kg per hour, multiply by 1.0206.
Example: 8 MET × 1.0206 = 8.1648 kcal/kg/h.
In the other direction, 1 kcal/kg/h = 0.979816 MET.
Every unit
Your intensity in every unit
Tables
MET to kcal/kg/h conversion table
| MET | kcal/kg/h |
|---|---|
| 1 MET | 1.0206 kcal/kg/h |
| 1.5 MET | 1.5309 kcal/kg/h |
| 2 MET | 2.0412 kcal/kg/h |
| 3 MET | 3.0618 kcal/kg/h |
| 4 MET | 4.0824 kcal/kg/h |
| 5 MET | 5.103 kcal/kg/h |
| 6 MET | 6.1236 kcal/kg/h |
| 8 MET | 8.1648 kcal/kg/h |
| 10 MET | 10.206 kcal/kg/h |
| 12 MET | 12.2472 kcal/kg/h |
| 15 MET | 15.309 kcal/kg/h |
| 20 MET | 20.412 kcal/kg/h |
kcal/kg/h to MET conversion table
| kcal/kg/h | MET |
|---|---|
| 1 kcal/kg/h | 0.979816 MET |
| 1.5 kcal/kg/h | 1.46972 MET |
| 2 kcal/kg/h | 1.95963 MET |
| 3 kcal/kg/h | 2.93945 MET |
| 4 kcal/kg/h | 3.91926 MET |
| 5 kcal/kg/h | 4.89908 MET |
| 6 kcal/kg/h | 5.87889 MET |
| 8 kcal/kg/h | 7.83853 MET |
| 10 kcal/kg/h | 9.79816 MET |
| 12 kcal/kg/h | 11.7578 MET |
| 15 kcal/kg/h | 14.6972 MET |
| 20 kcal/kg/h | 19.5963 MET |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many kcal/kg/h is 1 MET?
- 1 MET is 1.0206 kcal/kg/h.
- How many kcal/kg/h is 10 MET?
- 10 MET is 10.206 kcal/kg/h.
- How many kcal/kg/h is 8 MET?
- 8 MET is 8.1648 kcal/kg/h.
The units
About these units
METs (MET)
Multiples of resting metabolic rate, the standard measure of intensity.
Kilocalories per kg per hour (kcal/kg/h)
Energy per kilogram of body weight, close to but not equal to METs.
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