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Calories burned jogging

Jogging, general, at a self-selected pace is 7.5 MET in the 2024 Adult Compendium (code 12020). That code does not name a minutes-per-mile pace. For a 170 lb adult (77.1 kg) it is about 578 kcal in one hour: 7.5 × 77.1. A 12 min/mile run is a different code: running at 8.5 MET (code 12030), about 655 kcal per hour at the same weight.

13 min/mile · 6.5 MET

501

kcal/hr

General jog · 7.5 MET

578

kcal/hr

12 min/mile · 8.5 MET

655

kcal/hr

For a 170 lb adult.

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Calories burned

578 kcal

170 lb · 60 min · General jog · 7.5 MET

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What it is

Jogging, general (code 12020). The 2024 Compendium does not define this code as slower than a 12 min/mile run. That pace is running code 12030 at 8.5 MET.

What changes the burn

  • Code 12020 is a self-selected jog with no mph attached
  • A 13 min/mile run (4–4.2 mph) is 6.5 MET (code 12028), about 501 kcal/hour at 170 lb
  • A 12 min/mile run is 8.5 MET (code 12030), about 655 kcal/hour at 170 lb
  • Body weight — kcal ≈ MET × kg × hours, using 77.1 kg on this page

FAQ

How many calories does jogging burn in an hour?
About 578 kcal for a 170 lb (77.1 kg) adult at the general jogging code: 7.5 MET × 77.1 kg × 1 hour (2024 Adult Compendium code 12020). That is a gross estimate, not a lab measurement, and it is not the 12 min/mile running code.
What's the difference between jogging and running?
They are different Compendium codes. Jogging, general, is 7.5 MET with no pace (code 12020). Running at 5.0–5.2 mph, a 12 min/mile, is 8.5 MET (code 12030). This page does not draw the line at a 12 min/mile pace.

How calories burned is calculated

kcal = MET × kg × h

Jogging · MET 7.5 · ≈ 578 kcal/hr · 77.1 kg · General jog · 7.5 MET

2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities : code 12020 is 7.5 MET for jogging, general, and it names no pace. A 12 min/mile run is code 12030 at 8.5 MET. Gross kcal ≈ MET × kg × hours, using 77.1 kg (170 lb) on this page. Not a lab measurement for you.

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