Welcome to our calories burned during golf calculator.
From here, you can estimate how many calories you have burned during a game of golf, based on your weight and how long you played for.
Additionally, you can scroll below the calculator to find out:
- How many calories are burned during golf?
- Is golf a workout?
- How do we calculate how many calories are burned during golf?
Golf Calorie Calculator
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It is important to note that this is an estimate of calories burned during golf, rather than an exact measurement.
How Many Calories Are Burned During Golf?
Golf burns around 5 times as many calories as sitting inactive, according to The Compendium of Physical Activities.
However, the exact number depends on your weight, your fitness, how active you are during the game of golf, how many hills are on the course, and the weather conditions.
A 2 to 2.5-hour 9-hole round is estimated to burn between 600 and 1500 calories, and a 4 to 4.5-hour 18-hole round is estimated to burn between 1200 to 3000 calories.
Is Golf A Workout?
Whether something is a workout is quite subjective.
Whilst golf is certainly good exercise, many would consider it too low-intensity to be a workout.
However, if you’re carrying all of your equipment whilst walking around for many hours, then golf could certainly be considered a workout.
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How Do We Calculate How Many Calories Are Burned During Golf?
Our calories burned calculator during golf calculator is based on data collected and generously published for free by The Compendium of Physical Activities.
Every physical activity corresponds to a Metabolic Equivalent or MET value. The average MET throughout a game of golf, including driving the golf cart, standing, walking, and hitting the ball, is 4.8.
One MET is defined as the amount of energy burned while sitting at rest. This equates to 3.5 ml of oxygen consumed per kg of body weight per minute.
This means that an activity with a MET of 4.8, such as golf, burns 4.8 times as much energy per minute as sitting at rest.
Once we know the MET value of a certain activity, all that we need to estimate calories burned doing said activity (i.e. energy used) is the weight of the individual carrying out the activity and the duration of the activity.
Formula For Calories Burned During Golf:
Calories Burned = Activity Duration In Minutes x (MET x 3.5 x Weight) / 200
The MET of playing golf is 4.8. Therefore, the complete formula is:
Calories Burned = Activity Duration In Minutes x (4.8 x 3.5 x Weight) / 200
Limitations Of The Calculator
Calories burned also depend on body type, fitness, the ratio of muscle to fat, and local conditions such as temperature, wind, and humidity.
For example, someone who has a lower level of fitness or a higher body fat percentage may burn more calories per minute of golf, even if compared to someone of the same weight and height.
