Enter your weight and sprint minutes to calculate your calories burned doing hill sprints. Hard hill sprint work burns 11.9 calories per minute at 100 lb, 17.9 calories per minute at 150 lb, and 23.9 calories per minute at 200 lb.
Hill Sprints Calories Burned Formula
For hard hill sprint work, calories burned scale directly with body weight and sprint time.
C = W_{lb} \times M \times 0.1193If you track your workout by reps, first convert your intervals into sprint minutes.
M = \frac{R \times S}{60}C = W_{lb} \times \left(\frac{R \times S}{60}\right) \times 0.1193Variable Meanings
- C = calories burned (kcal)
- Wlb = body weight in pounds
- M = total hill sprint minutes
- R = number of sprints
- S = seconds per sprint
How to Use the Calculator
- Use Basic if you already know your total sprint minutes.
- Use Advanced if you track hill sprints by reps and seconds per rep.
- Enter your body weight, calculate, and read the calories burned.
Calories Burned Per Minute
| Weight | Calories per Minute |
|---|---|
| 100 lb | 11.9 kcal |
| 120 lb | 14.3 kcal |
| 150 lb | 17.9 kcal |
| 180 lb | 21.5 kcal |
| 200 lb | 23.9 kcal |
Quick Reference Table
| Weight | 5 Sprint Min | 10 Sprint Min | 15 Sprint Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 lb | 71.6 kcal | 143.2 kcal | 214.7 kcal |
| 150 lb | 89.5 kcal | 179.0 kcal | 268.4 kcal |
| 180 lb | 107.4 kcal | 214.7 kcal | 322.1 kcal |
Interval Examples
At 150 lb, short uphill intervals add up quickly:
| Workout | Total Sprint Time | Calories Burned |
|---|---|---|
| 8 × 15 sec | 2.0 min | 35.8 kcal |
| 10 × 20 sec | 3.33 min | 59.7 kcal |
| 12 × 30 sec | 6.0 min | 107.4 kcal |
| 15 × 20 sec | 5.0 min | 89.5 kcal |
Example
A 150 lb runner doing 10 hill sprints at 20 seconds each logs 3.33 sprint minutes.
M = \frac{10 \times 20}{60} = 3.33C = 150 \times 3.33 \times 0.1193 \approx 59.7
What Raises the Total
- More sprint minutes: doubling sprint time doubles calories burned.
- Higher body weight: heavier runners burn more calories per minute at the same workload.
- Longer reps: 30-second sprints burn twice as much as 15-second sprints when rep count stays the same.
- More reps: extra intervals increase total sprint minutes and total calories.
