Winter activities
Physical Activity Calculator


min
kg
min / kg
1820
Kcal
ENERGY COST
4.8
MET VALUE
INTENSITY
Activity Intensity
Ski jumping, climb up carrying skis
Skating, ice, 9 mph or less
SKATING, ice dancing
SKIING, CROSS-COUNTRY, 2.5 mph, SLOW OR LIGHT EFFORT, SKI WALKING
Snow shoeing, vigorous effort
SKATING, SPEED, COMPETITIVE
SKIING, GENERAL
SKIING, CROSS COUNTRY, > 8.0 mph, elite skier, racing
SKIING,CROSS-COUNTRY, 5.0-7.9mph, BRISK SPEED, VIGOROUS EFFORT
SKIING, CROSS-COUNTRY, 4.0-4.9 mph, MODERATE SPEED AND EFFORT, GENERAL
SKIING, CROSS COUNTRY, skating
Snow shoeing, moderate effort
SKIING, DOWNHILL, vogorous effort, racing
Snowmobiling, driving, moderate
SKIING, CROSS COUNTRY, hard snow, uphill, maximum, snow mountaineering
SKIING, DOWNHILL, alpine or snowboarding, moderate effort, general, active time only
SKATING, ICE, rapidly (9+ mph), not competitive
SLEDDING, tobobagging, luge, bobsledding (Taylor Code 370)
SKIING, roller, elite racers
SKIING, DOWNHILL, alpine or snowboarding, light effort, active time only
SKATING, ICE, GENERAL (Taylor Code 360)
SKIING, cross-country, biathlon, skating technique
Activities are defined by intensity, which is measured by METs (Metabolic Equivelants).
< 3.0 mets
<4 kcal/min
LIGHT
They are simply, light and easy to do.
3.0-6.0 mets
4-7 kcal/min
MODERATE
They slightly speed up breathing and heart rate, and cause mild sweating without exertion
>6.0 mets
>7 kcal/min
VIGOROUS
They use large muscle groups and greatly speed up breathing and heart rate, and cause profuse sweating and exertion.
MET (Metabolic Equivalent)

The ratio of the work metabolic rate to the resting metabolic rate. One MET is defined as 1 kcal/kg/hour and is roughly equivalent to the energy cost of sitting quietly. A MET also is defined as oxygen uptake in ml/kg/min with one MET equal to the oxygen cost of sitting quietly, equivalent to 3.5 ml/kg/min.