Whether you run on a treadmill and glance at the display, or keep track of your run outside with a GPS, you understand that it's nice to know how many calories you're burning, especially if weight loss is one of your goals.
Here's a nifty chart to let you know what your pace and workout time translates to in calories burned. It can also help you figure out how intensely and how long you need to exercise in order to negate the cupcake you savored at lunch.
*Calculations based on a 130-pound woman
Miles per hour | Minutes per mile | Calories burned in 20 minutes | Calories burned in 30 minutes | Calories burned in 45 minutes | Calories burned in 60 minutes |
3.0 | 20:00 | 66 | 99 | 149 | 199 |
3.5 | 17:00 | 72 | 108 | 162 | 216 |
4.0 | 15:00 | 81 | 122 | 182 | 243 |
4.6 | 13:00 | 90 | 135 | 202 | 270 |
5.0 | 12:00 | 144 | 216 | 324 | 432 |
5.5 | 11:00 | 162 | 243 | 364 | 486 |
6.0 | 10:00 | 180 | 270 | 405 | 540 |
6.6 | 9:00 | 200 | 300 | 450 | 600 |
7.0 | 8:30 | 214 | 321 | 482 | 643 |
7.5 | 8:00 | 225 | 338 | 506 | 675 |
8.0 | 7:30 | 243 | 364 | 547 | 729 |
8.5 | 7:00 | 261 | 391 | 587 | 783 |
9.2 | 6:30 | 279 | 418 | 628 | 837 |
10.0 | 6:00 | 297 | 446 | 668 | 891 |