Calories Burned Weight Lifting Calculator
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Understanding Calories Burned While Weight Lifting
Weight lifting is an excellent form of exercise that burns calories while building strength and muscle mass. The number of calories burned depends on several factors:
Key Factors Affecting Calories Burned
- Body Weight: Heavier individuals burn more calories during the same workout
- Workout Intensity: Higher intensity workouts burn more calories per minute
- Duration: Longer workouts burn more total calories
- Exercise Type: Different lifting exercises have varying energy requirements
MET Values Explained
This calculator uses Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) values to estimate calorie burn. METs represent the energy cost of physical activities:
- Light (3 METs): General weight training, light weights/high reps
- Moderate (5 METs): Circuit training with minimal rest
- Vigorous (6 METs): Heavy weight training with short rest periods
- Very Vigorous (8 METs): Intense circuit training, supersets, minimal rest