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Inline, quad and ice skating calorie estimates from your skating speed and session length using published MET bands.
The Skating Calorie Burn Calculator estimates the energy cost of inline, quad and ice skating from your average speed and time on the skates, using the ACSM equation kcal/min = MET x 3.5 x body mass in kg / 200. Intensity comes from the 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities rows measured for each discipline: 7.5, 9.8, 12.3 and 14.0 METs for in-line skating at 9, 11, 13 and 15 mph, 5.5 METs for ice skating at 9 mph or less and 9.0 METs above that, 7.0 METs for quad roller skating and 13.3 METs for competitive speed skating.
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Ice, inline and quad skating have separate published MET rows instead of one blanket skating value.
In-line speeds map to the closest of the four rows that were actually measured, not an invented curve.
Speed and time give the distance covered, so you also get the energy cost per kilometre skated.
About 551 kcal for a 70 kg skater at a recreational 14.4 km/h (9 mph) pace, which is rated 7.5 METs. Pushing to a 17.7 km/h training pace raises that to roughly 720 kcal per hour at 9.8 METs.
At comparable recreational speeds, inline usually burns more. Ice skating at 9 mph or less is 5.5 METs, while in-line skating at 9 mph is 7.5 METs, because rolling resistance and the wider push cycle demand more work than gliding on a blade.
Yes — even a recreational inline pace at 7.5 METs sits well inside the vigorous range used in physical activity guidelines, which classify anything at or above 6 METs as vigorous. It is also low-impact on the knees compared with running, though falls are the main injury risk, so wear a helmet and wrist guards.
Rink sessions are rarely continuous — coasting, queuing and standing at the barrier all drop the average intensity well below the published row. Enter only the time you were actually moving for a closer figure. All values here are population averages and informational, not medical advice.
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