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Mark Oueis

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:05 pm
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There are a billion sites about this but none have my answer.

How many calories does a person weighing "m" kilos burn climbing a
specific "d" distance (meters) of stairs.

Is there a formula for this.

I know it also depends on the speed and etc but that should not make
too much of a difference since most of the energy is clearly used in
carrying the body up.

Work = Force * Distance should work when taking muscle efficiency to
be 25%. but the numbers i get always seem to be lower then the
approximations posted on some websites. Am i missing something

I would really like a formula, no matter how complicated, that i could
use to calculate this.

I have this
WALKING UP A GRADE (at speeds btwn 50 & 100 metres/minute)
kcal = ([.1 * S] + [1.8 * S * G] + 3.5) * BW * DUR / 1000 * 5
where G = percent grade (expressed as a decimal e.g., 12% = .12)
S = speed (metres/minute)
BW = body weight (kg)
DUR = duration of workout (minutes)

which i got from another post, but i timed myself, and walking up a
flight of stairs at 50 meters /sec is twice as fast as i would
normally do it. So i assume that formula is meant to be used on an
incline much less then that of stairs.

Any help

Thanks

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Bachophile

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:45 am
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Mark Oueis wrote:
> There are a billion sites about this but none have my answer.
>

That's why some people use a stairmaster. Personally I prefer an elliptical
machine.

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Dirk Diggler

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:40 am
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"Mark Oueis" <markoueis RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> There are a billion sites about this but none have my answer.
>
> How many calories does a person weighing "m" kilos burn climbing a
> specific "d" distance (meters) of stairs.
>
> Is there a formula for this.
>
> I know it also depends on the speed and etc but that should not make
> too much of a difference since most of the energy is clearly used in
> carrying the body up.
>
> Work = Force * Distance should work when taking muscle efficiency to
> be 25%. but the numbers i get always seem to be lower then the
> approximations posted on some websites. Am i missing something
>
> I would really like a formula, no matter how complicated, that i could
> use to calculate this.
>
> I have this
> WALKING UP A GRADE (at speeds btwn 50 & 100 metres/minute)
> kcal = ([.1 * S] + [1.8 * S * G] + 3.5) * BW * DUR / 1000 * 5
> where G = percent grade (expressed as a decimal e.g., 12% = .12)
> S = speed (metres/minute)
> BW = body weight (kg)
> DUR = duration of workout (minutes)
>
> which i got from another post, but i timed myself, and walking up a
> flight of stairs at 50 meters /sec is twice as fast as i would
> normally do it. So i assume that formula is meant to be used on an
> incline much less then that of stairs.
>

First of all, it seems to me like if you are trying to calculate how many
calories you are using to go up a flight of stairs, you are also going to
have to include the earth's gravitational pull on your body which is usually
g = 9.81 m/s^2 somewhere in there as this is what is actually causing the
resistance of going up stairs rather than just walking on a flat surface.
So I am guessing you need mass * g somewhere or the equivalent. This could
be completely wrong or could be accounted for already somehow. I am not
sure what or why any of the constants in your equation are there. What you
really need to do is open up a physics book. It has been much too long
since I have taken a course in physics, but I do recall equations pertaining
approximately to your question. I think what you want is a derivation of
newton's second law of motion, but once again I could be completely off.
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Ken Winters

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:09 pm
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In article <ca9ks6$d1e$1@news-int.gatech.edu>, Dirk Diggler <dirk.diggler DeleteThis @null.com> wrote:

> "Mark Oueis" <markoueis DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b1800bd3.0406071705.4d27f238@posting.google.com...

> > I have this
> > WALKING UP A GRADE (at speeds btwn 50 & 100 metres/minute)
> > kcal = ([.1 * S] + [1.8 * S * G] + 3.5) * BW * DUR / 1000 * 5
> > where G = percent grade (expressed as a decimal e.g., 12% = .12)
> > S = speed (metres/minute)
> > BW = body weight (kg)
> > DUR = duration of workout (minutes)
> >
> > which i got from another post, but i timed myself, and walking up a
> > flight of stairs at 50 meters /sec is twice as fast as i would
> > normally do it. So i assume that formula is meant to be used on an
> > incline much less then that of stairs.
> >
>
> First of all, it seems to me like if you are trying to calculate how many
> calories you are using to go up a flight of stairs, you are also going to
> have to include the earth's gravitational pull on your body which is usually
> g = 9.81 m/s^2 somewhere in there as this is what is actually causing the
> resistance of going up stairs rather than just walking on a flat surface.
> So I am guessing you need mass * g somewhere or the equivalent.

That's right, but it is already in there. "BW (body weight)" which is
given in kilograms (which are actually mass, not weight) times "S (speed)"
times "G (grade)" gives the amount of mass being raised times the distance
working against gravity. The actual value of "g" (along with efficiency of
the muscles and so forth) are (empirically, no doubt) included in the various
constants in the equation. Whether this is a good approximation of the actual
calories burned, I have no idea; but if it's good for moderate grades, it is
probably not too bad for climbing stairs.

It's probably only around +/- 20% anyway. Wink=)

(I've got degrees in Physics and Physical Chemistry... could you guess?)

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JM

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 5:36 am
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I think this question maybe way over the head of 99% of the people in this
group (I'm just guessing..lol) Suggest you seek out a physical therapist or
a physics based discussion group.

Jim

"Mark Oueis" <markoueis.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b1800bd3.0406071705.4d27f238@posting.google.com...
> There are a billion sites about this but none have my answer.
>
> How many calories does a person weighing "m" kilos burn climbing a
> specific "d" distance (meters) of stairs.
>
> Is there a formula for this.
>
> I know it also depends on the speed and etc but that should not make
> too much of a difference since most of the energy is clearly used in
> carrying the body up.
>
> Work = Force * Distance should work when taking muscle efficiency to
> be 25%. but the numbers i get always seem to be lower then the
> approximations posted on some websites. Am i missing something
>
> I would really like a formula, no matter how complicated, that i could
> use to calculate this.
>
> I have this
> WALKING UP A GRADE (at speeds btwn 50 & 100 metres/minute)
> kcal = ([.1 * S] + [1.8 * S * G] + 3.5) * BW * DUR / 1000 * 5
> where G = percent grade (expressed as a decimal e.g., 12% = .12)
> S = speed (metres/minute)
> BW = body weight (kg)
> DUR = duration of workout (minutes)
>
> which i got from another post, but i timed myself, and walking up a
> flight of stairs at 50 meters /sec is twice as fast as i would
> normally do it. So i assume that formula is meant to be used on an
> incline much less then that of stairs.
>
> Any help
>
> Thanks
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klinklin




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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:59 am
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Oh my god, all these calculations are giving me headache.... I use stairs rather than lift as far as possible to lose weight and that's all that counts I guess, I get some exercise for my hips and my heart is exercising too.
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