Burpee Calorie Calculator — How Many Calories Does a Burpee Burn?

Burpee Exercise — Benefits and Technique

A burpee — some love it, some hate it. Both those groups admit that the burpee is a demanding exercise. So why the effort?

Burpees work your entire body. A burpee is basically a squat, a plank, a push-up, and a leap (or jump squat) in one. In one move, it works your legs, your butt, your abs, and your arms. Being versatile, it also burns lots of calories and boosts your endurance and cardio fitness. All in one!

How Do You Do a Burpee Exercise?

1. Stand straight, with your legs about shoulder-width apart.
2. Lower yourself to a squat, and place your hands on the floor.
3. Kick your feet back vigorously to a plank. Your body should keep a straight line — do not stick your butt in the air or lower your hips to the floor.
4. Do a push-up!
5. Jump the feet back to the starting position.
6. Jump explosively in the air.
7. Repeat as many times as you want.

Using the Burpee Calorie Calculator

To use our burpee calorie calculator, you need to provide only two parameters: the number of burpees performed and your actual weight. Input both numbers into the calculator. You can choose between American (lbs) and metric (kg) units.

The calculator will give you a result as a range of the burpee calories burned, together with a mean value. Being on the lower or the higher side of the range depends primarily on:

• The pace of the exercise (doing it as fast as you can versus taking it slowly); and
• The effort you put into the move (e.g., classic push-up versus knee push-up).

The Formula

Calories burned are calculated using the body weight factor formula:

C = (W_lbs / 150) × 0.5 × N

• C — calories burned
• W_lbs — your weight in pounds (lbs)
• N — number of burpees performed
• 0.5 — average calories burned per burpee for a 150 lb person

The low estimate uses a factor of 0.4 (slow pace / less effort), the high estimate uses 0.6 (fast pace / maximum effort).

Beginner Burpees, Half Burpees, Squat Thrusts

Suppose you're only starting your fitness journey and not feeling up to a regular burpee. In that case, you can try a half burpee / beginner burpee / squat thrust. Those are the names of the exercises that cut out the push-up, and sometimes a jump, from a burpee. That makes you feel almost all the burpee exercise benefits without doing the full burpee — and slowly builds your strength to perform the full version one day.

FAQs

How many calories do I burn doing a burpee?

Doing one burpee will burn from 0.14 kcal (if you're a tiny ~85 lbs person) up to 1 kcal if you weigh ~600 lbs. For a person weighing 150 lbs (68 kg), one burpee burns approximately 0.5 kcal.

How many calories do I burn from ten burpees with a weight of 172 lbs?

Using the formula C = (W / 150) × 0.5 × N:

C = (172 / 150) × 0.5 × 10 = 1.147 × 5 = 5.73 kcal

How to calculate calories burned doing burpees?

1. Determine your weight in lbs (pounds) and the number of burpees performed.
2. Count the bodyweight factor: BWF = weight [lbs] / 150.
3. Calories burned = BWF × 0.5 × N, where N is the number of burpees performed.

Is doing burpees every day necessary to see the results?

No, you don't have to do burpees every day to achieve your goal and see the results. A burpee is a great exercise; however, it's good to diversify your workouts to build strength and endurance evenly.