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1 hour of power yoga burns about 236–416 cal (2024 Compendium, 4.0 MET). 130 lb = 236, 155 lb = 280, 230 lb = 416 cal. Weight table and MET formula.
Assumption: power yoga at 4.0 MET (2024 Adult Compendium, yoga, power). On that basis an hour burns about 236–416 calories: 130 lb ~236 cal, 155 lb ~280 cal, 230 lb ~416 cal. General or Hatha yoga (2.3 MET) gives about 136–239 cal for the same time.
A 60-minute power yoga class is physically demanding, combining continuous vinyasa flows with strength-building holds and balance challenges. Your heart rate stays elevated throughout, and the large muscle groups — quads, glutes, shoulders, and core — work intensely during standing sequences, inversions, and arm balances. Many athletes use hour-long power yoga as a primary training modality.
Power yoga (4.0 MET) is the highest of the Compendium yoga entries — above Hatha and general yoga (2.3), Vinyasa (2.7) and hot yoga (3.0). It is close to moderate walking (3.5 MET) and well below jogging (8.5 MET).
Two to three hour-long power yoga sessions per week add up to roughly 472–1248 calories of estimated energy expenditure, depending on body weight. Treat it as an estimate, not a measurement.
Direct answer: 1 hour of power yoga burns an estimated 236–416 calories, depending on body weight (180 lb / 82 kg: ~328 kcal). Intensity assumed: Power / Ashtanga (MET 4). This is an estimate, not a measurement.
| Body weight | Calories burned |
|---|---|
| 130 lb (59 kg) | ~236 cal |
| 155 lb (70 kg) | ~280 cal |
| 180 lb (82 kg) | ~328 cal |
| 205 lb (93 kg) | ~372 cal |
| 230 lb (104 kg) | ~416 cal |
Example: At MET 4, a 180 lb (82 kg) person doing 1 hour of power yoga burns approximately 328 calories: 4 × 82 × 1.00 h ≈ 328 kcal.
An estimated 236–416 calories, depending on body weight. A 180 lb (82 kg) person burns about 328 kcal, calculated as MET 4 × 82 kg × 1.00 hours.
About 5.5 kcal per minute for a 180 lb (82 kg) person, or 4.0 kcal per kilogram of body weight across the whole session.
Because the MET formula scales directly with body mass: a 130 lb person burns about 236 kcal here versus 416 kcal for a 230 lb person — a 76% spread for the identical session.
From the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities, the reference database of measured MET intensities for physical activities. Every figure on this page uses that value in the formula Calories = MET × body weight (kg) × duration (hours).
They are estimates from population averages, not measurements. Your real number can be meaningfully higher or lower; actual intensity and pace, body composition and fitness, terrain and technique all shift the real number. The values are gross calories, so they include the energy you would have burned at rest.
Open the power yoga calorie calculator to enter your own weight, intensity and duration.