When I started rucking back in 2021, I didn’t have a roadmap. No calorie tracking. No structured tools. No app that understood what it actually feels like to throw 40–50 pounds on your back and grind through miles of trail or pavement.
I had a CamelBak packed with weight, a frustrated body, and more fat than confidence. But rucking changed everything for me. It’s how I lost 90 pounds and rebuilt my life one mile at a time.
So after years of rucking, testing gear, building calculators, and becoming an ISSA-certified personal trainer, I finally built the one thing I wished existed back then:
👉 My own rucking app — now live on the Google Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ruckingpro.calculator
Why I Built the Rucking App
Most fitness apps treat rucking like walking with a quirky attitude. But rucking burns 2–3x more calories than walking and builds real strength. Apple Watch, Google Fit, and most trackers still have no idea how to measure it. They undercount calories so badly that people get discouraged.
The app fixes that — and it also includes support for both weighted vests and backpacks, the same way my calculators do. They’re not just rucking calculators — they’re weighted vest calorie calculators too.
Rucking Calorie Calculator
The formula estimates real rucking calorie burn using your bodyweight, pack/vest weight, terrain difficulty, effort, and pack type.
Rucking Weight Loss Calculator
This calculator shows exactly how many days it will take you to hit your target weight based on calories, metabolism, ruck load, effort, and distance — with support for vest or backpack just like the app.
Both calculators are built directly into the app, and both are designed for real ruckers carrying real weight.
What the App Does Right Now
The first version is simple on purpose — fast, clean, and built for real ruckers and weighted vest athletes. You can:
- Enter your bodyweight
- Enter pack or weighted vest load
- Choose vest or backpack
- Log distance, pace, or time-per-mile
- Adjust effort level (hills, trail, road, max effort)
- See your estimated calorie burn instantly
It’s the foundation — the starting point I never had.
What’s Coming Next
- GPS tracking
- Ruck history + progress charts
- Apple Health & Google Fit integration
- Heart-rate based calorie adjustments
- Terrain selection
- Beginner/advanced rucking programs
- Badges, streaks, and motivation tools
- Gear recommendations
Why This Matters
Rucking rebuilt my confidence, my discipline, and my entire body. Accurate tracking makes a difference — especially when you’re carrying 20, 50, or even 105 pounds and want to know what your effort is worth.
Before Rucking
After Rucking
This didn’t come from running or gym machines. It came from weighted vest walking — real rucking — every day.
If you want to see what heavy rucking can do, here’s the 105 lb Rogue Fitness Heavy Ruck Challenge I completed.
For more tutorials, calculators, and my full story, visit Rucking.pro.
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