THE PHYSIOLOGICAL COST OF CARRYING LIGHT AND HEAVY LOADS
- Authors
- Corporate Authors
- Defence and Civil Inst of Environmental Medicine, Downsview ONT (CAN)
- Abstract
- Nine subjects walked on a treadmill with load weights equal to 10% and 40% of body weight carried on the back. Although the speed of the treadmill was selected so that the measured oxygen consumption (VO sub 2) was the same for both load conditions, the heavier load placed an extra strain on the cardiopulmonary system and was perceived by all subjects as harder work than the lighter load.
- Report Number
- PUB-79-X-4 —
- Date of publication
- 01 Jan 1979
- Number of Pages
- 5
- Reprinted from
- Eur. J Appl. Physiol, vol 42, 1979, p 125-131
- DSTKIM No
- 80-00788
- CANDIS No
- 88488
- Format(s):
- Hardcopy;Originator's fiche received by DSIS
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