TABLE 1. Average Measurement of EE (Cal) and Step Counts Using Commercial Devices (Nike + Fuelband and Fitbit One) Over Volunteers Performing Climbing Task. The Devices Report More Work Done in Climbing Down Than Up, and Also Have Huge Disparity in Measurements.

Activity in stairs	Up	Down
Steps (Nike+)	54.46 ± 22.58	59.83 ± 11.45
EE (Nike+)	3.32 ± 2.15	4.38 ± 0.67
Steps (Fitbit)	61.96 ± 20.44	71.38 ± 13.18
EE (Fitbit)	7.82 ± 2.85	9.14 ± 2.92