The average person burns 80 calories per hour while typing.
The calories burned by typing depend on the person’s weight, time, and frequency of typing. Typing for 1 hour burns on average 80-100 calories for the average sized person. A 125-pound person burns 41 calories per half hour typing on a computer. A 70 kg person burns 45.5 calories in 30 minutes or 91 calories in 60 minutes typing. Typing 3 times a week for 60 minutes will burn 0.31 pound or 0.14 kg a month for a 70 kg person. Typing is a low-intensity activity that expends more energy than sitting quietly or reading.