Calories Burned Standing Calculator

Find the extra calories burned standing instead of sitting.

Body weight

Duration

Intensity (MET)

Calories burned (kcal) 504

Formula: kcal = MET × weight × hours

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Body weight = 70

3. Duration = 240

4. Intensity (MET) = 1.8

6. Calories burned = 504kcal

Did we solve your problem today?

Standing burns a little more than sitting — useful for standing-desk users.

The math behind it

calories = MET × weight × hours. Standing is about 1.8 MET versus ~1.3 for sitting.

70 kg standing 4 hours at 1.8 MET → about 504 kcal.

Is standing all day better?

Some standing helps, but alternating with movement is best.