Radiofrequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook - Fourth Edition

Table 10.3. Variation Of Metabolic Rate With Activity For A Normal 20-24-Year-Old Male* (adapted from Ruch and Patton, 1973)

					   Metabolic Rate
Activity
(W)
(W/m2)
(W/kg)
METS**
Sleeping 75 41 1.1 0.7
Resting quietly (~basal conditions) 88.2 48 1.3 0.8
Sitting upright 110 58 1.5 1.0
Standing, clerical work (Newburgh, 1949) 130 70 1.8 1.2
Walking 3 mph 300 160 4.3 2.7
Bicycling 540 290 7.7 5.0
Swimming 750 410 11.0 7.0
Maximum sustained exercise 750 410 11.0 7.0
Running (sprinting) 1300 700 18.0 12.0
Maximum peak exercise
(Astrand and Rodahl, 1970):
Average male
 850-1600 460-860 12-23
Average female
 700-1100 410-700 11-18
Trained male athlete
 2000 1080 29.0

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* Female included under "maximum peak exercise."
** 1 MET = 58.2 W/m2 (this column is not included in Ruch and Patton, 1973).

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