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Estimate calories burned playing table tennis from body weight, games played, minutes per game and break time.
The Table Tennis Calorie Calculator estimates the energy cost of a table tennis session from your body weight, the number of games, minutes per game and time spent waiting between them. It applies the MET equation kcal/min = MET x 3.5 x kg / 200, anchored on the Compendium of Physical Activities value of 4.0 METs for table tennis, with higher settings for drill work and competitive match play. It is useful for office players, club members and coaches who want the burn split between real play and standing around.
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Enter the values you already know.
Fine-tune the options to match your scenario.
Read the result and use it in your planning or reporting.
Standing between games is priced at 1.3 METs so totals are not inflated.
Splits the session into a per-game figure you can scale to any night's play.
States which MET values come from the Compendium and which are interpolated.
About 275 kcal an hour for a 65 kg player at the Compendium's 4.0 MET rating for table tennis. Competitive match play modelled at 6.0 METs takes the same player closer to 410 kcal an hour of actual play.
It is a moderate-intensity activity at 4.0 METs, on par with brisk walking, so it counts towards the WHO target of 150 to 300 weekly minutes of moderate activity. Competitive play with long rallies and heavy footwork pushes into the vigorous range.
A game to 11 points typically runs 6 to 12 minutes depending on rally length and how quickly players serve, and a best-of-five match usually lands between 30 and 50 minutes including changeovers.
Trackers usually count the whole time you were at the table, including breaks, and infer effort from heart rate. This calculator prices only your stated playing minutes at the activity MET and the rest at the standing rate, which is normally the more conservative answer. Treat both as informational.
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