Does METs Calories upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. METs Calories runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: MET, kg, minutes. Not medical advice.

Should I use Steps to Calories instead of METs Calories?

Use METs Calories when you need Estimate kcal from METs. Use Steps to Calories when you need Step kcal estimate plus distance in km. They share a category (Health) but not the same job.

METs Calories

Estimate kcal from METs.

Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice.

What METs Calories does

Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice.

METs Calories sits in the Health group on purpose. It is not Steps to Calories (Step kcal estimate plus distance in km.) and not Calorie Calculator (BMR, TDEE, and a daily calorie target.). Choose this page when you need Estimate kcal from METs. If you stretch METs Calories into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use METs Calories

Confirm you need METs Calories, not Steps to Calories (Step kcal estimate plus distance in km.). Address: /health/mets-calories.
Enter the numbers or dates METs Calories uses. Estimate kcal from METs.
Read the result as METs Calories defines it — not as Calorie Calculator (BMR, TDEE, and a daily calorie target.). Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice.
METs Calories is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. MET, kg, minutes. Not medical advice.
Need a different formula? Try Calorie Calculator (BMR, TDEE, and a daily calorie target.) instead of stretching METs Calories.

When not to use METs Calories

Skip METs Calories when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Steps to Calories or Calorie Calculator — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice.

Questions about METs Calories

What does METs Calories do that other Health pages on this site do not?: Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice. Short version: Estimate kcal from METs.
Does METs Calories upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. METs Calories runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: MET, kg, minutes. Not medical advice.
Should I use Steps to Calories instead of METs Calories?: Use METs Calories when you need Estimate kcal from METs. Use Steps to Calories when you need Step kcal estimate plus distance in km. They share a category (Health) but not the same job.
What are the limits of METs Calories?: MET, kg, minutes. Not medical advice. Also: Estimates kcal as MET × kg × hours. Unlike Steps Calories this uses METs. Unlike TDEE this is activity-only. Bad inputs fail. Not medical advice.