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Calories Burned

Health/Wellness1 credit/cellSheets · Excel1,100+ activitiesNew
=VERVE("caloriesburned", "query")
What this pulls

Log workouts with real numbers. Returns calories per hour and the MET value, in Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

caloriesburned.xlsxsample data
A2fx=VERVE("caloriesburned", "query")
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Query
Count
Total Matches
Weight Kg
Duration Minutes
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running
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70
30
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click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell
Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query") down a column and Calories Burned returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Calories Burned beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Live or frozen

Keep the calories burned values as formulas that look up again when their inputs change, or fill them as plain values that never move.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("caloriesburned", "query")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("caloriesburned", "query")
Optional inputs

Tune the result by adding name=value before the field argument — in any order. Leave one out and its default applies.

  • activity

    Activity to search for, e.g. running, biking, yoga or mowing lawn. Required unless code is given.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "activity", "running")
  • code

    Five-digit Compendium activity code to look up directly, e.g. 12150.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "code", "12150")
  • weight

    Body weight in kg (metric) or lb (imperial). Defaults to 70 kg.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "weight", "70")
  • unit

    Unit system for weight and height: metric (kg, cm) or imperial (lb, in). Defaults to metric.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "unit", "metric")
  • duration

    Duration of the activity in minutes (1-1440). Defaults to 60.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "duration", "30")
  • calories

    Calorie target: adds minutesToBurn, the minutes each activity takes to burn this many kcal.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "calories", "300")
  • agePremium

    Age in years (18-120), for a personalised estimate with sex and height.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "age", "35")
  • sexPremium

    Sex for the resting metabolic rate estimate, with age and height.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "sex", "female")
  • heightPremium

    Height in cm (metric) or inches (imperial), with age and sex.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "height", "170")
  • rmrPremium

    Measured resting metabolic rate in kcal per day (500-5000). Overrides age, sex and height.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "rmr", "1500")
  • limitPremium

    Number of matching activities to return (1-25). Defaults to 5.

    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "limit", "10")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name right after the inputs to land just that value in the cell.

  • Query
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query")
  • Count
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "count")
  • Total Matches
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "totalMatches")
  • Weight Kg
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "weightKg")
  • Duration Minutes
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "durationMinutes")
  • Personalized
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "personalized")
  • Rmr Kcal Per DayPremium
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "rmrKcalPerDay")
  • Activities
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "activities")
  • Activities › Code
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "activities.0.code")
  • Activities › Activity
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "activities.0.activity")
  • Activities › Heading
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "activities.0.heading")
  • Activities › Met
    =VERVE("caloriesburned", "activities.0.met")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Calories Burned, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Calories Burned into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query") into any cell. The argument after the inputs names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Calories Burned?
Calories Burned returns query, count, totalMatches, weightKg and durationMinutes, plus 6 more — name any one of them after the inputs and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Can I narrow what Calories Burned returns?
Yes — Calories Burned takes "activity", "code", "weight" and "unit", plus 7 more as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the inputs and the field, in any order, so =VERVE("caloriesburned", "query", "activity", "running") shapes the result without changing anything else.
Which Calories Burned fields need a paid plan?
rmrKcalPerDay is included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.
Can I fill a whole column of Calories Burned at once?
Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell and one call returns a value for every row, or drag =VERVE("caloriesburned") down like any spreadsheet function.
How many credits does each Calories Burned cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Calories Burned work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
How current is Calories Burned?
It draws on 1,100+ activities, served live from APIVerve's production data engine, and a cell looks up again whenever its inputs change.
Combine it with
Calculate BMI
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "bmi")
Exercise Lookup
=VERVE("exercises", "chest")
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