Energy Expenditure for Walking Varies Depending on Elevation of Hills, Walking Duration

Article title: It is not just the work you do, but how you do it: the metabolic cost of walking uphill and downhill with varying grades 

Authors: Luke N. Jessup, Luke A. Kelly, Andrew G. Cresswell, Glen A. Lichtwark 

From the authors: “Overall, we show that the total energy expenditure of graded walking can vary depending on the grades that are walked at and for how long they are walked at en route to a given elevation over a given period of time.” 

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