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How many calories do we burn playing badminton?
Everything you need to know about badminton
Do you know how many calories you can burn when playing badminton for 30 minutes or 1 hour? By entering your overall activity time and your weight in kilos, you can get an idea of how many calories you burn playing badminton.
Badminton: A few examples of energy expenditure depending on weight and activity time.
Use the table below to see how many calories you lose playing badminton!
Badminton
Intermediate intensity
Expenditure in Kilocalories
| Weight | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 1 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 74 | 147 | 294 |
| 50 kg | 92 | 184 | 368 |
| 60 kg | 110 | 221 | 441 |
| 70 kg | 129 | 257 | 515 |
| 80 kg | 147 | 294 | 588 |
| 90 kg | 165 | 331 | 662 |
See detailed calculations and metabolic equivalent for badminton
Everything you need to know about badminton
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BADMINTON
Like tennis, badminton is a sport played with a racket and can be played in singles or doubles. It is played with a shuttlecock. Badminton is a widely practised sport throughout the world, with a strong leisure element.
Nevertheless, badminton is played competitively and is an Olympic sport.
Badminton requires excellent physical condition, especially when played on the sand at the beach.
Some benefits of playing badminton:
- Improved physical fitness: Badminton is a very dynamic sport that requires great agility, good endurance and excellent coordination. It helps you build muscle strength, flexibility, speed and explosiveness.
- Muscular strengthening: The repetitive movements of badminton work the muscles of the legs, arms, shoulders and trunk, helping to strengthen the muscles of the whole body.
- Improved coordination and balance: The fast-paced, unpredictable nature of badminton requires excellent hand-eye coordination, as well as good balance and proprioception to move quickly and hit the shuttlecock accurately.
- Cardiovascular: Badminton is a cardiovascular sport that stimulates the cardiorespiratory system, improves lung capacity and promotes better blood circulation. It therefore helps to strengthen the heart and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Burn calories: Badminton is a physical activity that burns calories effectively. The fast movements and constant changes of direction work the metabolism and promote weight loss.
- Mental stimulation: Badminton is a tactical sport that requires you to think quickly, anticipate your opponent’s movements and make strategic decisions. This helps to stimulate mental capacities such as concentration, memory and problem-solving.
- Socialising: Badminton can be played in singles, doubles or teams, providing opportunities to socialise and interact with other players. This encourages the creation of social links, the sharing of convivial moments and the development of social skills.
- Fun and relaxation: Badminton is above all a fun and entertaining sport. It’s a great way to relax, have fun and release accumulated stress. It’s also a great way to have fun with family and friends.
In conclusion, badminton is a complete sport that combines physical fitness, coordination, tactics and fun. Whether you play recreationally or competitively, badminton offers many physical and mental health benefits. So get yourself a racket, find a partner and enjoy some badminton on the court!
How to calculate the number of calories burned playing badminton
The result displayed is expressed in Kcal and is calculated using the MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task). The MET for each activity is the result of statistical data and cannot therefore be interpreted as an exact calculation, but rather as an estimate that takes into account the MET value and the ratio between the time spent doing an activity and the weight of the individual.
For example: The MET value for quiet badminton is 4.5. This means that a person playing badminton consumes 4.5 times more energy than when resting. This varies, of course, with the level of intensity, as we shall see below.
MET values for different levels of badminton intensity
- Calm badminton MET = 4.5
- Intermediate badminton MET = 7
- Intense badminton MET = 10
Discover the detailed formula to calculate your daily energy expenditure while playing badminton
Consumption in Kcal per minute = (MET*3.5*Weight in kilos)/200
So for a 60kg person playing badminton quietly for 30 minutes:
Consumption in Kcal per minute = (4.5*3.5*60)/200 = 4.725 Kcal/min
So for 30 minutes = 4.725*30 = 142 kcal for 30 minutes
