[at-l] Snowshoeing VS Hikng

[giniajim]

A way to equalize might be to add some weight to the person for the snowshoeing calculation, maybe an average pack weight, say 35 pounds, and see what that does.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim Bullard 
  To: giniajim 
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  Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [at-l] Snowshoeing VS Hikng


  I will add the caveat that the calorie burn calculator only listed "snow shoeing" without reference to whether the person(s) so engaged were also carrying a backpack. For the "backpacking" calculation I used the specific term from their list but again it did not specify how much pack weight, level trail vs climbing, etc. There are a lot of variables however I was simply checking one base activity against another. Based on my own experience, I would expect an even higher increase in calorie burn for snowshoeing but I prefer to break trail. I find snowshoeing on firmly packed trails to be somewhat boring and the snowshoes only make for clumsy walking which I suppose would increase calorie burn slightly over walking without snowshoes. Unfortunately the only variables the calculator accepts are the weight of the person and the duration.

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  On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:03 PM, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

    The comparisons aren't apples-to-apples.  The comparison needs to be hiking/walking vs. snowshoeing, or backpacking vs. snowshoeing with a backpack.  And equivalent terrain, pack weights, etc.



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