This section is from the book "Human Vitality And Efficiency Under Prolonged Restricted Diet", by Francis G.BENEDICT, Walter R. Miles, Paul Roth, And H. Monmouth Smith. Also available from Amazon: Human Vitality and Efficiency Under Prolonged Restricted Diet.
Squad B, having been put upon restricted diet on January 8, kept records of their activity similar to those of Squad A in the period from January 10 to 29, inclusive. An examination of the detailed figures, table 1)95, shows that in general the men were in bed about 8 hours a day. The hours recorded for sitting vary considerably for the different men, ranging from 63/4 to 12 3/4, but usually are not far from 9 to 10. The hours spent in walking are reasonably uniform, from 4 to 5 hours, while the exercise more strenuous than walking varies considerably, the majority of the men indicating not more than 1 or 2 hours. There is a striking exception in the case of Fis (4f hours).
Date. | Robert L. Hammond. | Harold L. Kimball. | Robert H. Long. | |||||||||
Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.1 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.1 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.3 | |
1918. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. |
Jan. 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 1/2 | 10 | 3 1/2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | .. |
12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | .. | 8 | 8 | 8 | .. | 10 | 11 | 3 | .. |
13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | .. | 9 1/2 | 8 1/2 | 6 | .. | 11 | 10 | 3 | .. |
14 | 7 | 10 | 5 1/2 | 1 1/2 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 14 | 9 1/2 | 84 | 4 | 2 |
15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 1/2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 6 1/2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 3/4 | i | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
18 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 121/2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | .. | 9 | 13 | 2 | .. | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. |
20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | .. | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. |
21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 3/4 | 1/2 | 114 | 54 | 5 | 2 |
22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 1/2 | 9 | 5 | 1 1/2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | .. |
23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 1/2 | 1/2 | 104 | 84 | 5 | .. |
24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5) | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
26 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 1/2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | ... | 94 | 104 | 4 | .. |
28 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Av.... | 8) | 9) | 4) | 1 3/4 | 8 | 9 1/2 | 5 3/4 | 3/4 | 94 | 9 1/4 | 4 1/4 | 1 |
1Chiefly gymnasium work, shoveling snow, hockey, and skating; also wrestling, running, cleaning cellar and sifting ashes. 2Gymnasium work, swimming, and skating; also 5 mins. boxing and 30 mina. running. 3Entirely gymnastic exercise except 3 hrs. swimming.
Date. | John Schrack. | Alfred Livingstone. | Chester D. Snell. | |||||||||
Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.1 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.2 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.3 | |
1918. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. |
Jan. 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
14 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 1 1/2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | .. |
15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .. |
16 | 8 | 9 | 6 3/4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. |
17 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 1 1/2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 131 | 31 | .. |
18 | 8 1/2 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 6f | 15 | 21 | ... |
19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 12 | 5 | .. |
20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 13 | 3 | .. |
21 | 8 1/2 | 11 | 41 | .. | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. |
22 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | .. |
23 | 8 | 91 | 61 | 1/2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | . |
24 | 71 | 11 | 41 | 1 1/4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 31 | .. |
25 | 71 | 9 | 6 3/4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. |
26 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .. |
27 | 7 | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 11 | 5 | .. |
Av.... | 81 | 9i | 5 | 1 | 91 | 9 1/4 | 31 | 1 3/4 | 7 1/2 | 121 | 31 | 1/2 |
Date. | George H. Thompson. | Floyd M. Van Wagner. | Elton L. Williams. | |||||||||
Lying | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.4 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.5 | Lying. | Sitting. | Walking. | Exercise greater than walking.6 | |
1918. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | hrs. |
Jan. 11 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||
12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | .. | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | .. | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. |
14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | .. |
15 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .. | 71 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 1/2 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. | 7 1/2 | 101 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
18 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
19 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .. | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | 6 | 14 | 4 | .. |
20 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ... | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. |
21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 1/2 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. |
22 | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. | 8 | 11 | 5 | .. | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
23 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 1/4 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | .. | 8 | 11 1/2 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. |
25 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. |
26 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .. | 74 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
27 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .. | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. | 8 | 13 | 3 | .. |
28 | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | 7 | 12 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
Av.... | 7 3/4 | 12 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 10 3/4 | 3 1/2 | 2 1/4 |
1Chiefly janitor work at Woods Hall (6 hrs.); gymnasium work and wrestling; also a little hockey, running, and skating. 2Chiefly swimming; also gymnasium work, hockey, wrestling, and basket ball. 31 hr. basket ball and 1 hr. running. In calculating the average, included 15 mins. riding bicycle ergometer and 15 mins. exercise of climbing stairs not reported by Sne. 4Chiefly gymnasium work; also 1 hr. skating and 1 hr. hockey. 5Chiefly gymnasium work; also hockey, wrestling, and basket ball. 6Chiefly Janitor work and basket ball; also hockey and athletics.
 
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