About this calories burned calculator
Every activity has a MET value: how many times your resting energy use it takes. Calories burned = MET × 3.5 × body weight in kg ÷ 200 × minutes. Walking at 3 mph is 3.5 METs, so a 70 kg person burns 3.5 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200 × 30 ≈ 129 kcal in half an hour. MET values come from the Compendium of Physical Activities.