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Kilocalories per hour to METs

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0.112MET

Nothing on our list is smaller: sitting at rest is 8.9× harder. An hour of that burns about 7.839 kcal for a 70 kg person.

What it means

How hard is that?

Calorie figures are for a 70 kg person and assume a normal mixed diet. Real energy cost varies with fitness, technique and body composition.

The math

How to convert kcal/h to MET

To convert kilocalories per hour to METs, multiply by 0.0139974.

Example: 8 kcal/h × 0.0139974 = 0.111979 MET.

In the other direction, 1 MET = 71.442 kcal/h.

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Tables

kcal/h to MET conversion table

kcal/h to MET conversion table
kcal/hMET
1 kcal/h0.0139974 MET
1.5 kcal/h0.0209961 MET
2 kcal/h0.0279947 MET
3 kcal/h0.0419921 MET
4 kcal/h0.0559895 MET
5 kcal/h0.0699868 MET
6 kcal/h0.0839842 MET
8 kcal/h0.111979 MET
10 kcal/h0.139974 MET
12 kcal/h0.167968 MET
15 kcal/h0.209961 MET
20 kcal/h0.279947 MET
MET to kcal/h conversion table
MET to kcal/h conversion table
METkcal/h
1 MET71.442 kcal/h
1.5 MET107.163 kcal/h
2 MET142.884 kcal/h
3 MET214.326 kcal/h
4 MET285.768 kcal/h
5 MET357.21 kcal/h
6 MET428.652 kcal/h
8 MET571.536 kcal/h
10 MET714.42 kcal/h
12 MET857.304 kcal/h
15 MET1,071.63 kcal/h
20 MET1,428.84 kcal/h

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many MET is 1 kcal/h?
1 kcal/h is 0.0139974 MET.
How many MET is 10 kcal/h?
10 kcal/h is 0.139974 MET.
How many MET is 8 kcal/h?
8 kcal/h is 0.111979 MET.

The units

About these units

Kilocalories per hour (kcal/h)

Total burn for a 70 kg person, the number on a treadmill display.

METs (MET)

Multiples of resting metabolic rate, the standard measure of intensity.

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