Calorie Guide for Weight Loss: Calculation and Burn Rates

How many calories does the average body burn a day, even while sitting or raking leaves? Calculate the precise deficit needed to lose 2 pounds a day through diet and activities like biking.

Calories Per Mile of Walking

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Erin Beck

The number of calories you burn while walking will depend on your weight and how fast you walk. The more you weigh, the more calories you will burn. Walking faster also increases the caloric burn.

Erin Beck began writing professionally in 2008 as an opinion columnist for the West Virginia University student newspaper, "The Daily Athenaeum." She has worked in health promotion at the university and as a communications intern at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She has a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a Master of Public Health, both from West Virginia University.