Skateboarding Calories Burned Calculator
Calculate calories burned during skateboarding using official MET values from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Choose your style, intensity, and more for a personalized estimate.
Skateboarding Calories Burned Calculator 🛹
Skateboarding burns between 300-600 calories per hour, making it an excellent cardiovascular workout that combines balance, coordination, and explosive power development. According to the Compendium of Physical Activities, skateboarding ranges from 5.0 METs for moderate effort to 6.0 METs for competitive vigorous effort. Research from ScienceDirect Sports Medicine demonstrates that skateboarding significantly improves balance, coordination, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness while providing unique mental health benefits through creative expression and skill mastery.
Skateboarding Intensity Levels & Calorie Burn
Based on research from the Compendium of Physical Activities and validated metabolic equivalent (MET) values, here are the scientifically-backed skateboarding intensity classifications:
- Casual Cruising/Transportation (4.0 METs): Relaxed skateboarding for transportation, gentle pushing, maintaining balance on flat surfaces with minimal tricks or technical maneuvers
- Moderate Street Skating (5.0 METs): General skateboarding with basic tricks, moderate effort pushing, navigating urban terrain, practicing ollies and simple flip tricks
- Vigorous Park/Vert Skating (6.0 METs): Competitive skateboarding with advanced tricks, vert ramp riding, bowl skating, and high-intensity technical maneuvers requiring explosive power
- Professional/Contest Level (7.0+ METs): Elite skateboarding with maximum effort tricks, complex combinations, mega ramp sessions, and sustained high-intensity performance
According to ResearchGate wellness research, skateboarding provides exceptional mental health benefits including stress reduction, improved self-esteem, creative expression, and social connection!
Comprehensive Skateboarding Calorie Burn Chart
| Session Duration | Casual Cruising (4.0 MET) |
Moderate Street (5.0 MET) |
Vigorous Park (6.0 MET) |
Professional (7.0 MET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 90-120 calories | 115-150 calories | 135-180 calories | 160-210 calories |
| 60 minutes | 180-240 calories | 225-300 calories | 270-360 calories | 315-420 calories |
| 90 minutes | 270-360 calories | 340-450 calories | 405-540 calories | 475-630 calories |
| 120 minutes | 360-480 calories | 450-600 calories | 540-720 calories | 630-840 calories |
Calories Burned by Body Weight (60-minute skateboarding session)
| Body Weight | Casual Cruising | Moderate Street | Vigorous Park | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 lbs (68 kg) | 245 calories | 305 calories | 365 calories | 425 calories |
| 175 lbs (79 kg) | 285 calories | 355 calories | 425 calories | 495 calories |
| 200 lbs (91 kg) | 325 calories | 405 calories | 485 calories | 565 calories |
| 225 lbs (102 kg) | 365 calories | 455 calories | 545 calories | 635 calories |
Scientific Formula for Skateboarding Calorie Calculation
Calories Burned = (MET × Body Weight(kg) × 3.5) ÷ 200 × Duration(minutes)
Formula Components:
- MET Value: 4.0-7.0+ (varies by skateboarding style, trick difficulty, and terrain demands)
- Body Weight: Your current weight in kilograms (divide pounds by 2.205)
- Duration: Total skating time in minutes (active skateboarding, not rest periods)
- 3.5: Standard oxygen consumption factor (ml/kg/min)
- 200: Conversion factor for metabolic calculations
A 150 lb (68 kg) person doing 60 minutes of vigorous park skating (6.0 METs) burns: (6.0 × 68 × 3.5) ÷ 200 × 60 = 428 calories
Evidence-Based Skateboarding Health & Performance Benefits
Research published in ScienceDirect Sports Medicine demonstrates that skateboarding provides comprehensive physical and mental health improvements:
- Superior Balance & Coordination: Skateboarding significantly improves proprioception, dynamic balance, core stability, and neuromuscular coordination through constant board control and trick execution
- Cardiovascular & Muscular Fitness: Regular skateboarding enhances cardiovascular endurance, lower body strength, explosive power, and anaerobic capacity while building functional movement patterns
- Mental Health & Creativity: Skateboarding reduces stress, anxiety, and depression while promoting creative expression, problem-solving skills, and self-confidence through progressive skill development
- Social Connection & Community: Skate culture fosters strong social bonds, mentorship opportunities, and inclusive communities that support personal growth and lifelong friendships
According to peer-reviewed wellness research, skateboarding participants show significantly improved psychological well-being and enhanced social skills!
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References
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- Herrmann SD, Willis EA, Ainsworth BE, Barreira TV, Hastert M, Kracht CL, Schuna Jr. JM, Cai Z, Quan M, Tudor-Locke C, Whitt-Glover MC, Jacobs DR. 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2024;13(1): 6-12.
- Kaewcham, S., & Tongtako, W. (2024). Effects of 8-weeks Surf Skateboard training on physical fitness in young people. Sports Medicine and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2024.10.004
