Enter your weight, average BPM, and workout duration to calculate your calories burned during exercise. At around 120 BPM, a 155-pound person burns about 190 calories in 30 minutes.
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BPM Calories Burned Formula
Basic mode formula:
Calories Burned = Body Weight (lb) × Minutes × ((Average BPM × 0.00045) − 0.0135)
Advanced mode adds sex and age to fine-tune calories burned from your average heart rate.
- Body Weight = your weight in pounds
- Minutes = total workout duration
- Average BPM = your average heart rate during the session
Calories Burned at Common BPM Levels
Using basic mode, a 155-pound person burns the following in 30 minutes:
- 100 BPM: 147 calories
- 120 BPM: 188 calories
- 140 BPM: 230 calories
- 160 BPM: 272 calories
- 180 BPM: 314 calories
What Does BPM Mean?
BPM means beats per minute. During exercise, a higher average BPM usually means a harder effort, which raises calories burned per minute.
How to Use the BPM Calories Burned Calculator
- Enter your weight in pounds.
- Enter your average heart rate in BPM.
- Enter your workout duration in minutes.
- Use the Advanced tab if you want to include sex and age, then click Calculate.
Example Problem
A person weighs 155 lb, averages 120 BPM, and exercises for 30 minutes.
Calories Burned = 155 × 30 × ((120 × 0.00045) − 0.0135)
Calories Burned = 188.3 kcal
