Wednesday, April 3, 2024

An Index (22)

                             Task/Calories per hour

Knitting/70.7

Operating electric sewing machine/73.1

Working at desk while sitting/92.4

Operating foot-driven sewing machine/97.7

Typing while seated/96.9

Standing at rest/107

Standing, light work/140

Working on car assembly line/176.5

Walking on level, 3-4 km an hour/181.8

Forging metal/187.9

General household chores/196.5

General lab work/205.6

Gardening/322.7

Hoeing/347.3

Coal mining/425.3

Loading a truck/435.9

Running at endurance speeds/600-1500


W.P.T. James and E.C. Schofield (1990). Human Energy Requirements: A Manual for Planners and Nutritionists. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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