Expended calories calculator
What is the expended calories calculator?
You have probably frequently wondered how many calories you burn while participating in some type of exercise or activity. Now you can know and estimate this number using our calculator.
What is a calorie? The physicist's point of view
A calorie [cal] is, besides the Joule [J], a unit of energy. To be more specific 1 cal is the amount of energy need to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. Joule is used in The International System of Units (S.I.). 1 cal = 4.184 J; 1 J = 0.239 cal.
What is a calorie? The layman’s point of view
The calories listed on food packages are not simply calories - they are in fact kilocalories (1000 calories = 1 kilocalorie = 1 kcal) 1 kilocalorie is frequently named 1 “food calorie”. The same definition of calorie also applies to physical activity.
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