Enter your body weight and time spent painting to calculate your calories burned painting. A 150-pound person burns about 90 calories in 30 minutes of light painting, 144 calories doing general painting, and 180 calories during heavy painting work.
Calories Burned Painting Formula
Use the following formula to calculate calories burned while painting.
C = BW * T * F
Variables:
- C = calories burned
- BW = body weight in pounds
- T = time painting in minutes
- F = painting factor
For the basic calculator, use a painting factor of 0.032. In advanced mode, select the factor that matches the type of painting you are doing.
Painting Factors
| Painting Type | Factor |
|---|---|
| Light or artistic painting | 0.020 |
| General or interior painting | 0.032 |
| Heavy or exterior painting | 0.040 |
How Many Calories Does Painting Burn?
Painting uses the shoulders, arms, core, and often the legs when standing, reaching, climbing, rolling, and moving supplies. A 150-pound person burns about 144 calories in 30 minutes of general painting and about 288 calories in 60 minutes.
| Body Weight | 30 Minutes of General Painting | 60 Minutes of General Painting |
|---|---|---|
| 120 lb | 115 calories | 230 calories |
| 150 lb | 144 calories | 288 calories |
| 180 lb | 173 calories | 346 calories |
| 210 lb | 202 calories | 403 calories |
How to Calculate Calories Burned Painting
- Enter your body weight in pounds.
- Enter the number of minutes spent painting.
- If you use advanced mode, choose light, general, or heavy painting.
- Multiply body weight by time and the painting factor.
Example: A 150-pound person painting for 60 minutes at a general pace burns 288 calories.
Worked example: 150 × 60 × 0.032 = 288
