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Body Combat Calories estimates energy expenditure in a Body Combat / cardio kickboxing class using an ACSM-style MET cardio formula. It supports body weight units, duration units, intensity presets, and a custom MET option.
kcal/min ≈ MET × 3.5 × weight(kg) / 200 (ACSM-style).kcal ≈ (MET × 3.5 × weight(kg) / 200) × minutes.Body weight 70 kg, Duration 60 min, Intensity Typical class (7 MET):kcal/min ≈ 7 × 3.5 × 70 / 200 ≈ 8.58Total ≈ 8.58 × 60 ≈ 514.5 kcal
Welcome to the Calculator Value. Have you ever wondered, after finishing a Body Combat session, breathing heavily and dripping sweat, and you thought, ‘How many calories did I burn during Body Combat?’ then you are not alone.
Body Combat is considered one of the highest-calorie-burning workouts. You’re constantly kicking, punching, bouncing, and squatting, which requires a lot of energy and burns a large amount of calories.
That's where our Body Combat Calories Burned Calculator comes in and allows you to estimate the calories burn based on real world factors.
Keep reading to learn more about body combat calories burned.
Simply, it means the number of calories your body burns during a Body Combat session. Body Combat is a high-energy workout that requires cardio, strength, and full-body movement. The calories you burn basically depend on factors such as:
Commonly, a single Body Combat session burns around 400–700+ calories, depending on the session duration and intensity.
You might be curious and scratching your head, wondering how Body Combat calories are calculated. Don’t worry — we’ll explain it step by step in the easiest way so you can clearly understand.
We are using a standard science-backed metabolic value which is known as MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task). And remember that each activity contains a different MET value, such as light effort has a lower MET value, and higher effort has a larger one.
Here are the MET values we use in the calculator, these values are preset, but you can also enter a custom MET if needed.
Light effort → 5 METModerate (typical class) → 7 METVigorous → 10 METCustom → any 1–20 MET you chooseOur calculator uses the following formula based on ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). If you don’t know, ACSM is one of the largest sports medicine and exercise science organizations.
Here's the calories burned per minute (cal/min) formula:
Calories per minute = MET × 3.5 × weight(kg) / 200
And then, to get total calories burned:
Total calories burned = calories per minute × total minutes
If you’re still confused or unsure, keep reading in the next section we will walk through a real-world scenarios that will be much easier to understand.
Imagine you have finished a 30-minute Body Combat session with a moderate intensity. Let's compute it step by step to estimate calories burned.
For instance, your body weight e.g 70 kg, body combat session lasted 30 minutes, and the intensity was moderate (7 MET).
Next, compute the calories formula to estimate the calories per minute (kcal/min).
Calories per minute = (7 × 3.5 × 70) / 200Calories per minute = 8.575 kcal/minLastly, let's evaluate the total calories burned by multiplying the 8.575 kcal/min by the 30 minutes.
= 8.575 kcal/min × 30 minutes
Total calories = 257.25 calories
So a 70 kg person in a 30-minute Body Combat session can burn 257.25 calories.
On average, a 30-minute Body Combat session can burn 250 to 450 calories for most people, depending on factors such as intensity and body weight.
Here's the chart reference you might find it helpful:
| Weight | Light Effort | Moderate Effort | Vigorous Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | ~145 kcal | ~200 kcal | ~285 kcal |
| 65 kg | ~170 kcal | ~235 kcal | ~330 kcal |
| 75 kg | ~195 kcal | ~270 kcal | ~380 kcal |
| 85 kg | ~220 kcal | ~310 kcal | ~435 kcal |