Although table 191 show,s clearly that Vea varied considerably in his activity from day to day, especially in the uncontrolled-diet periods, it is more important for general conclusions to secure average values for each individual throughout the experiment. In table 192 we have tabulated the number of miles, as recorded by the pedometer of each member of the squad, from the beginning to the end of the experiment. These are expressed as miles per day and are usually based upon the average for the weekly periods. Walking records were made by all the men in the squad during the Thanksgiving recess; records were also made during the Christmas recess by 6 men who volunteered to use the pedometers throughout the entire period, even when away from Springfield. Striking differences in the distance walked are evident with the various individuals. In the first 5 days, October 6 to 11, we have a mileage per day ranging from a maximum of 14.2 miles with Pec to a minimum of 4.5 miles with Gar. The average for all subjects in this period is 8.16 miles per day.

1This unusually high value agrees very well with the actual distance between two towns walked by Vea on this day.

Attention has been called to the fact that the individual records for Vea (see table 191), showed no pronounced tendency for a progressive reduction in the total distance walked during the four months of the experiment. This same statement applies to the average record for each subject and for the total average for the group of subjects as shown in table 192. This generalization of itself is justification for considering the pedometer records seriously. The most conspicuous exception is the case of Moy, whose record decreases with fair regularity in the first 6 weeks, i. e., the pronounced transitional phase of the experiment, from an initital value of 9.20 for October 6 to 11 to 3.11 for November 15 to 22. The records made during the Thanksgiving recess (November 29 to December 2) and the Christmas recess (December 20 to January 6) are of interest, but not directly comparable with the other records shown in the table, since at these times the men naturally had freedom from college and classroom work and were at liberty to walk about more than usual. With the exception of three subjects, Moy, Pec, and Vea, all of the men show higher records (exclu-sive of those made in vacation periods) at some time after the first week. With Spe the highest record is for the second week, October 11 to 18. Nine of the 12 men - Bro, Can, Kon, Gar, Gul, Mon, Pea, Tom and Vea - show their highest average records at a date following November 15. On this date the food reduction had been in force for over 40 days,1 and the ingestion had actually been somewhat increased for maintenance.

Table 192. - Weekly Record Of Walking (Pedometer) - Squad A, Reduced Diet

[Average miles per day].

1Fre served as subject from Oct. 6 to 25, when his place was filled by Kon. 2Thanksgiving recess, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, inclusive. 3Christmas recess, Dec. 20 to Jan. 6, inclusive.

From the total averages for the 12 men, it will be seen that the highest average, 8.41 miles, falls at the time of the Thanksgiving recess when the men were free from college duties and were on an uncontrolled diet. That these conditions made a difference in the activity is certain. There are variations in the total weekly averages, but in general these can not be regarded as large. The extreme range, omitting the Thanksgiving recess, is from 5.57 to 8.16 miles per day per man. The latter figure comes at the beginning of the experiment, when possibly psychological factors and weather conditions would naturally favor a large record. Excluding the Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses, the average values for the entire squad are October, 7.0 miles, November, 6.4 miles, December, 6.8 miles, and January, 6.2 miles per day.

The striking increase in the miles walked by Vea during the Christmas vacation, combined with the fact that he was at this time on uncontrolled diet, led us to think that throughout the entire research there might be some close correlation between the actual energy of food taken and the miles walked, i. e., with more food there was more inclination to walk. It was found that not only Vea but practically all the members of Squad A apparently showed a correlation between these values in that a somewhat liberal diet was coincidental with a greater amount of walking. That this is a case of direct cause and effect is by no means proved. The more liberal diet was almost invariably associated with absence from college, i. e., the Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses, with more time available for and possibly inclination for walking.