Table 3: Metabolic and CO2 data for several activities.
Activity Energy, kcal/h food, kg/day CO2, kg/day
BMR, Basal metabolic rate, woman, 30 years age, 160 cm height, 60 kg weight 54 0.24 0.40
BMR, Basal metabolic rate, man, 30 years age, 170 cm height, 70 kg weight 67 0.30 0.49
Sleeping 67 0.30 0.49
Lying still, awake 77 0.34 0.57
Light leisure activities 94 0.41 0.69
Eating 101 0.44 0.74
Sitting work 101 0.44 0.74
Sedentary or light activity lifestyle, daily average 103 0.45 0.76
Active or moderately active lifestyle, daily average 118 0.52 0.87
Driving car to/from work 134 0.59 0.99
Typingrapidly 140 0.62 1.03
Cooking 141 0.62 1.04
Dressing or undressing 150 0.66 1.11
Vigorous or vigorously active lifestyle, daily average 151 0.66 1.11
Personal care (dressing, showering) 154 0.68 1.14
General household work 188 0.83 1.38
Walking on level at 4.8 km per hour 200 0.88 1.48
Walking at varying paces without a load 214 0.94 1.58
Walking up 8% gradient at 4.8 km/hr 357 1.57 2.63
Sawing Wood 480 2.11 3.54
Jogging at 9 km per hour 570 2.51 4.21
Cycling on level at 9 km per hour 804 3.54 5.93
Rowing at 20 strokes per minute 828 3.65 6.11
Exercise , 5 min. and more, low values 336 1.48 2.48
Exercise , 5 min. and more, high values 1092 4.81 8.06
Exercise, 1-3 min, low values 462 2.03 3.41
Exercise , 1-3 min, high values 1890 8.32 13.95
Exercise , 1-30 sec, low values 2856 12.58 21.07
Exercise , 1-30 sec, high values 7350 32.36 54.24