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Skating Calories

Calories burned skating:
weight × time × 0.1225

Estimate the calories you burn skating from your weight and session length, with the MET formula, a chart and honest limits.

Calcylator Editorial Team

Updated · 6 min read

How many calories does skating burn?

At the calculator's setting, a 70 kg person burns about 257 kcal in 30 minutes of skating, or about 515 kcal in an hour. The result scales with body weight and with time: heavier people and longer sessions burn more.

These are estimates for steady, moderate skating. Your real figure depends on speed, terrain, technique, wind and fitness, so treat the number as a planning guide rather than a measurement.

The skating calorie formula

Calories burned skating =kcal = 7.0 × 3.5 × kg ÷ 200 × minutes
7.0:
MET value used for skating
3.5:
oxygen use of one MET in ml per kg per minute
kg:
body weight in kilograms
200:
converts oxygen use to kilocalories per minute
minutes:
time spent skating
This is the same formula the Skating Calorie Burn calculator uses. 7.0 × 3.5 ÷ 200 simplifies to 0.1225.

  • Weight

    75 kg

  • Duration

    45 minutes

  • Calculation

    0.1225 × 75 × 45

Estimated calories

413 kcal

The exact product is 413.4375 kcal, which the calculator shows as 413.

A MET is a way of expressing effort relative to resting. Sitting quietly is about 1 MET, so a value of 7.0 means skating is treated as seven times the resting rate of energy use.

Chart: calories burned skating by weight

The table applies the formula for 30 and 60 minutes of skating. Each row is weight × 0.1225 × minutes.

Estimated kcal burned skating
Weight30 minutes60 minutes
50 kg184 kcal368 kcal
60 kg221 kcal441 kcal
70 kg257 kcal515 kcal
80 kg294 kcal588 kcal
90 kg331 kcal662 kcal

Rounded to whole kilocalories. Doubling the time doubles the result, and a 10 kg heavier skater burns about 12 kcal more per 10 minutes at the same pace.

Using the estimate for roller, inline and ice skating

The calculator uses one MET value for all skating, so it will not tell roller, inline and ice skating apart. A relaxed rink session will burn less than the figure, and a fast inline skate on a long road will burn more.

Use the result to compare sessions with each other rather than to count food precisely. If you skate the same route weekly and your time drops, the effort rose even though the formula's output stays fixed by weight and minutes.

A second example: a short evening skate

A 68 kg skater spends 40 minutes on an inline route. The estimate is 0.1225 × 68 × 40 = 333.2 kcal, which the calculator shows as 333. If the same skater adds 20 minutes, the figure rises to 499.8 kcal, because the result grows in a straight line with time.

This straight-line behaviour is a quick sanity check. Doubling the minutes doubles the result, and doubling the weight does the same. If a figure does not behave like that, an input has been mistyped.

Common mistakes when estimating skating calories

  • Using pounds in a formula built for kilograms, which inflates the answer by more than double.
  • Counting rest time. Only the minutes you are actually skating belong in the duration.
  • Treating the number as exact. METs are averages and real energy use varies from person to person.
  • Adding the calories back as food. This is general information, not medical or dietary advice, so ask a professional before changing your diet.

Common questions

How many calories does skating burn per hour?

At 7.0 METs, a 70 kg person burns about 515 kcal in an hour. The figure rises or falls in step with body weight, so a 60 kg skater burns about 441 kcal and a 90 kg skater about 662 kcal. These are estimates only.

How do I calculate calories burned skating?

Multiply 7.0 by 3.5, multiply by your weight in kilograms, divide by 200 and then multiply by the minutes skated. For 60 kg and 30 minutes this gives 220.5 kcal. The same steps are built into the calculator.

What does MET mean in the skating formula?

MET stands for metabolic equivalent. One MET is the energy you use at rest, and the skating value of 7.0 means about seven times that rate. It is an average for moderate skating, not a personal measurement.

Does ice skating burn the same calories as roller skating?

The calculator treats them the same because it uses a single MET value. Real energy use differs with pace, surface and technique, so the result is only a rough guide. For health or diet decisions, speak to a qualified professional.

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