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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Physiol. 2012 Apr;2(2):1143–1211. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c110025

Table 8.

Estimation of caloric cost of mechanization of daily living

Active activity Calories used Sedentary activity Calories used
Hand clothes washing 45 Machine clothes washing 27
Hand dish washing 80 Machine dish washing 54
Walk to work 83 Drive to work 25
Stair climbing 11 Elevator 3
Total for active 219 Total for sedentary 109

Modified from (304)