What this calculator does
Moving house, hauling boxes and carrying luggage is real exercise. This calculator estimates the total calories you burn while moving by adding up the energy spent on ten distinct moving-related activities — from packing boxes and tidying furniture to carrying heavy loads up the stairs. Each activity has its own intensity, expressed as a MET (metabolic equivalent of task) value.
The formula
It uses the standard MET-based energy expenditure equation. For a single activity:
$$\text{calories (kcal)} = \text{MET} \times \text{body weight (kg)} \times \left(\text{minutes} \div 60\right) \times 1.05$$
The MET value represents how intense the task is relative to sitting still (1 MET). Body weight is used directly in kilograms, time is converted from minutes to hours by dividing by 60, and 1.05 is the standard constant that approximates kilocalories burned per MET-hour per kilogram. The MET values follow the Compendium of Physical Activities, the same source behind Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Physical Activity Reference for Health Promotion 2013" — so the formula is universal, not country-specific.
How to use it
Enter your body weight in kilograms, then type how many minutes you spent on each moving activity. Leave any activity at 0 if you did not do it. The tool computes calories per activity and sums them into a total estimate.
Worked example
At 65 kg, carrying a heavy load (MET 8.0) for 120 minutes:
$$8.0 \times 65 \times \left(120 \div 60\right) \times 1.05 = 8.0 \times 65 \times 2 \times 1.05 = \textbf{1092 kcal}$$
Filling in a typical moving day across all rows yields roughly 1320 kcal.
FAQ
Is this an exact figure? No — it is an estimate. Real expenditure varies with your fitness, the actual weight of the load and the distance carried.
Why minutes instead of hours? Moving tasks are usually short bursts, so minutes are easier to enter; the formula converts them to hours internally.
What is a MET? A MET is the ratio of an activity's energy cost to your resting rate. A 3 MET task burns three times the calories of sitting quietly.
