Calories burned during yoga
A half-hour of gentle Hatha yoga burns roughly 70–100 kcal for a 70 kg person — a range, because how much you hold, flow and breathe changes it. Power or hot styles run higher, closer to a light workout. Yoga’s real value isn’t the calorie count; use your own weight and time below.
Enter your weight and how long you moved — the estimate comes back as a range, the same way our diary does it.
| Weight | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 60 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | 26–35 | 51–69 | 77–104 | 103–139 |
| 60 kg | 31–42 | 62–83 | 92–125 | 123–167 |
| 70 kg | 36–49 | 72–97 | 108–146 | 144–194 |
| 80 kg | 41–56 | 82–111 | 123–167 | 164–222 |
| 90 kg | 46–62 | 92–125 | 139–187 | 185–250 |
| 100 kg | 51–69 | 103–139 | 154–208 | 205–278 |
| 110 kg | 56–76 | 113–153 | 169–229 | 226–305 |
Each cell is a range (±15%). Read down for your weight, across for your time. These are population estimates, not a measurement of you.
| Intensity | 30 min | 60 min |
|---|---|---|
| Yoga, Hatha · 2.3 MET | 72–97 | 144–194 |
| Yoga, power · 4 MET | 125–169 | 250–338 |
A 30-minute session at 70 kg — the pace changes the cost far more than a few kilos do.
Energy cost from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities (Herrmann, Willis, Ainsworth et al.). kcal = MET × 3.5 × weight(kg) ÷ 200 × minutes; we show it as a band because a MET is a population average. Why a range, not one number →
How many calories does yoga burn?
It depends on your weight, how long you keep it up and — a lot — your pace and fitness, so there is no single true number. The table and the calculator give a range for your weight and time. Two people of the same weight can differ by 15–25% at the same activity.
Why show a range instead of one number?
Because a MET value is a population average. Your real burn shifts with fitness, technique, terrain and how hard you actually went. A single "347 kcal" reads as precise when it isn't — the honest answer is a band, and that is what we show.
Do calories burned mean I can eat that much back?
No. This is an estimate of energy spent, not calories you have to "earn" or a licence to eat more. Movement is worth doing for its own sake. If you track a day's balance, use the range — never treat the top of it as exact.
Where do the numbers come from?
MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities, a public reference cited by researchers. We apply the standard MET formula and widen it into a ±15% band (±25% for strength work, which a MET barely captures).