Free Gardening Calorie Calculator

Estimate calories burned during various gardening activities based on body weight and duration.

lbs
minutes

Calories Burned

308 kcal

Calories per Hour308 kcal/hr

Calories Burned vs Duration

Gardening Calorie Burn

Calories = MET x 3.5 x Weight(kg) / 200 x Duration(min)

Gardening MET Values

ActivityMET Light weeding2.3 General gardening3.8 Raking4.5 Digging / shoveling5.0 Chopping wood6.0

Gardening provides moderate-intensity exercise along with mental health benefits from time outdoors and nature connection.

Example Calculation

A 170 lb person doing general gardening for 60 minutes.

  1. 01Weight = 77.1 kg
  2. 02Calories = 3.8 x 3.5 x 77.1 / 200 x 60
  3. 03= 308 kcal per hour

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