Rafting burns an average of 343 calories per hour for someone who weighs 180 pounds. Calorie burn also depends on the type and intensity of your activity, as well as your body weight.
Use our Calorie Calculator below to determine how many calories you burn with Rafting or other activities.
Calories burned with Water Sports (weight: 180 lbs)
| MET | 15 mins. | 30 mins. | 45 mins. | 60 mins. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafting | 4 | 86 | 171 | 257 | 343 |
| Rowing | 6 | 129 | 257 | 386 | 514 |
| Standup Paddleboarding (SUP) | 2.6 | 56 | 111 | 167 | 223 |
| Surfing | 5.8 | 124 | 249 | 373 | 497 |
| Water Polo | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
| Water skiing | 4.8 | 103 | 206 | 309 | 411 |
How do we calculate how many calories Rafting burns?
For the calorie burn calculation, the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Rafting is used.
Rafting has a MET of 4.
We multiply the MET value with your bodyweight in KGs. The result is multiplied by 0.0175 and the duration of the activity you performed in minutes.
For example:
- Your body weighs: 180 lbs
- Durition: 60 minutes
- MET value of Rafting: 4
Here’s how to calculate the calories burned during 60 minutes of Step Aerobic:
(180 / 2.20462) * 4 * 0.0175 * 60 minutes = 343
MET
MET stands for metabolic equivalent of task, we use MET value to estimate energy expenditure. The MET value is the ratio between the working metabolic rate and resting metabolic rate, which refers to the amount of energy being expended relative to the amount of time spent doing Rafting.
* METs cannot estimate the energy cost of physical activity in individuals by accounting for differences in weight, adiposity, age, gender, intensity of movement and environmental conditions. As a result, the energy expenditures for the same activity vary from individual to individual.