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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 can burn 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 played with a racket in either singles or doubles. It is played with a shuttlecock. It’s a sport that’s played all over the world, with a very strong leisure connotation.
Nevertheless, badminton is played competitively and is categorized as 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 highly dynamic sport requiring great agility, endurance and coordination. It’s a great way to 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, 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 thus helps strengthen the heart and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Burn calories: Badminton is an effective calorie-burning physical activity. The fast-paced movements and constant changes of direction get the metabolism going, and promote weight loss.
- Mental stimulation: Badminton is a tactical sport that requires quick thinking, anticipation of the opponents’ movements and strategic decision-making. This helps to stimulate mental capacities such as concentration, memory and problem-solving.
- Socialization: Badminton can be played in singles, doubles or teams, providing opportunities for socialization and interaction with other players. This encourages the creation of social bonds, the sharing of convivial moments and the development of social skills.
- Fun and relaxation: Badminton is first and foremost 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 numerous physical and mental health benefits. So grab a racket, find a partner and enjoy badminton on the court!
How to calculate the number of calories burned playing badminton
The result displayed is expressed in Kcal and is calculated from 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 taking into account the MET value and the ratio between the time spent on 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 at rest. This, of course, varies with the intensity level, as we’ll 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
For a 60 kg person playing badminton quietly for 30 minutes:
Consumption in Kcal per minute = (4.5*3.5*60)/200 = 4.725 Kcal/mn
So for 30 minutes = 4.725*30 = 142 kcal for 30 minutes
