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energy expenditure

Activity	Kilocalories per hour
Sleeping, men over 40	66
Sleeping, men aged 15–20	78
Lying fully relaxed	72
Sitting at rest	102
Sitting writing	108
Sitting typing	138
Riding in an automobile	120
Polishing	144
Standing relaxed	108
Standing, peeling potatoes	126
Seated, playing musical instrument	174
Seated, taking lecture notes	120
Standing, ironing	260
Standing, scrubbing	280
Slow walking	230
Swimming crawl at 1 mph	420
Rowing for pleasure	300
Cycling, 8–11 mph	340
Cycling rapidly, own pace	500
Cycling in race (100 mi in 4.4 hr)	590
Cycling at 13.2 mph	600
Trotting on horseback	430–590
Gardening, standing	350
Chopping wood	370–450
Baseball pitching	390
Shoveling sand	410–460
Playing golf	320
Playing table tennis	350
Playing tennis	380
Army drill	430
Swimming backstroke at 1 mph	500
Digging	530
Playing soccer	500
Skiing 3 mph on level	540
Climbing stairs, 116 steps per minute	590
Rowing, 2 oars, 3.5 mph	660
Galloping on horseback	680
Sculling, 97 strokes per minute	760
Fencing	630
Playing squash	630
Playing basketball	680
Wrestling	780
Marching at double	800
Endurance marching	890
Harvard Step Test	970