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Stand Up and Burn Calories

Standing while at your desk promotes better fitness. See the difference a WorkFit™ Sit-Stand Desk can make in calories burned.

Calorie-Burn Calculator

Enter your weight
Enter work time per day
Total days
Calories burned if working while standing
Calories burned if working while sitting
Your WorkFit calorie-burn difference
References
  • Values are based on Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) from the Compendium of Physical Activities
  • For activity akin to office work, METs range from 1.3–1.8 when sitting and 1.8–2.3 when standing
  • This calculator uses MET of 1.5 for sitting (MET code 11580) and MET of 2.0 for standing (MET code 09071)