How many calories do push-ups burn? Count your reps and find out.
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A push-up lifts about 64% of your body weight; knee and incline push-ups lift less, decline push-ups more. Push-ups build strength more than they burn calories — about 0.3–0.6 kcal each for most adults.
Enter your reps, type and pace. The calculator uses the Compendium of Physical Activities MET value for vigorous calisthenics, scaled by the share of body weight each type lifts.
| Number of push-ups | 50 reps |
| Type | Standard |
| Seconds per push-up | 2 s |
| Your weight | 70 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 16 kcal |
| Type | Standard push-up — you lift about 64% of your weight (45 kg) |
| Time under work | 2 min (2 s per push-up) |
| Calories per push-up | 0.33 kcal |
| Per hour at this effort | 588 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 14 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 2 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 8 |
16 kcal.
| Number of push-ups | 100 reps |
| Type | Knee push-up |
| Seconds per push-up | 2 s |
| Your weight | 60 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 21 kcal |
| Type | Knee push-up — you lift about 49% of your weight (29 kg) |
| Time under work | 3 min (2 s per push-up) |
| Calories per push-up | 0.21 kcal |
| Per hour at this effort | 386 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 18 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 3 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 6.1 |
21 kcal.
About 25–60 kcal for most adults, depending on weight and speed.
They build muscle, which raises your daily calorie burn a little, but cardio and diet matter more for fat loss.
Start with 3 sets of as many good-form reps as you can and add a few each week.