The TDEE Blog
Most people know their calories. Few understand why they're not moving. These articles close that gap by covering metabolism, nutrition, and training without the noise.

How many calories does hiking burn? MET-based tables by body weight, terrain grade, and pack load. Covers flat trails, uphill grades, backpacking, hiking vs walking comparison, and weight loss planning.

How many calories does HIIT burn per hour? Full tables by body weight and protocol. Covers moderate HIIT, vigorous intervals, Tabata, sprint intervals, and HIIT vs running per-hour comparison.

How many extra calories does HIIT burn after your workout? Full EPOC science, duration, and calorie estimates. Covers excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, HIIT vs steady-state EPOC, and afterburn for fat loss.

How many calories does a 30-minute HIIT workout burn? Full tables by body weight. Covers moderate vs vigorous HIIT, at-home workouts, bootcamp, weight loss planning, and female estimates.

How many calories does a 20-minute HIIT workout burn? Full tables by body weight and intensity. Covers moderate vs vigorous HIIT, Tabata, at-home workouts, female estimates, and EPOC afterburn.

How many calories does HIIT burn? Full MET-based tables by body weight and intensity. Covers moderate HIIT, Tabata, vigorous intervals, EPOC afterburn, and HIIT vs running comparison.

How many calories does swimming laps burn? Full tables by stroke, body weight, and pool length. Covers calories per lap, swimming 20 laps, 50 laps, 1 mile, and 1000 metres calorie estimates.

How many calories does treading water burn? Full tables by body weight and intensity. Covers MET values, 30-minute estimates, treading water vs swimming laps, and weight loss calories.

How many calories does swimming 1000 metres burn? Full tables by body weight and stroke. Covers freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, pool lap counts, weight loss planning, and the pace paradox explained.

How many calories does backstroke swimming burn? Full tables by body weight and intensity. Covers backstroke MET values, 30-minute estimates, weight loss calories, and backstroke vs freestyle comparison.

How many calories does breaststroke burn? Full tables by body weight and effort level. Covers moderate vs vigorous breaststroke, 30-minute estimates, weight loss calories, and breaststroke vs freestyle comparison.

How many calories does freestyle swimming burn? Full tables by body weight and pace. Covers moderate vs vigorous front crawl, 30-minute estimates, weight loss planning, and freestyle vs breaststroke comparison.