Enter your body weight and sculling time to calculate your calories burned doing sculling. A 160 lb person sculling at a steady effort burns about 255 calories in 30 minutes.
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Sculling Calories Burned Formula
The following equations are used to calculate calories burned from sculling:
C = BW_{kg} \times t_{min} \times ft_{min} = \frac{S}{R}- C = calories burned
- BWkg = body weight in kilograms
- tmin = sculling time in minutes
- f = effort factor
- S = total strokes
- R = stroke rate in strokes per minute
Use these effort factors in the formula: Easy = 0.067, Steady = 0.117, Hard = 0.200.
Calories Burned Sculling in 30 Minutes
| Body Weight | Easy | Steady | Hard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 lb | 118 kcal | 207 kcal | 354 kcal |
| 160 lb | 145 kcal | 255 kcal | 435 kcal |
| 190 lb | 172 kcal | 303 kcal | 517 kcal |
What Is Sculling?
Sculling is a rowing style that uses two oars, one in each hand. Each stroke trains the legs, glutes, back, shoulders, arms, and core, so calorie burn rises quickly as pace and session length increase.
- Easy technical rows often fall around 18 to 22 strokes per minute
- Steady training rows often sit around 22 to 28 strokes per minute
- Hard pieces commonly move into the high 20s to mid 30s
How to Calculate Calories Burned from Sculling
Example: A person weighing 180 lb sculls for 20 minutes at a steady effort.
Convert body weight to kilograms: 180 ÷ 2.20462 = 81.6 kg
Apply the formula: Calories Burned = 81.6 × 20 × 0.117 = 191
If you use the advanced tab, 480 strokes at 24 strokes per minute gives the same 20-minute session.
