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level walking, and yet it would be recorded as one unit by the pedom- 

 eter. Indeed, with level walking a marked change in the character of 

 the terrain would alter the calorific value of each pedometer unit. 

 Walking on a smooth and level sidewalk would have one value; walk- 

 ing over slippery ice would have a value which would be the resultant 

 of a shorter step and accompanying increase in the leg tension for 

 balance. These pedometers were worn the entire day. The men were 

 cautioned, when riding in automobiles or trolley cars, to be sure that 

 the motion of the vehicle did not cause registration. These false 

 records, however, probably play very little role in the series as a whole. 

 It is perfectly conceivable that the activity indicated by a half hour 

 of wrestling or calisthenic exercise in the gymnasium, with jumps up and 

 down, is not at all comparable to the equivalent number of pedometer 

 units registered while walking, hence, it must be recognized that the 

 pedometer does not differentiate in the character of these various units. 



We must further consider the factors contributing to activity in 

 general, as recorded by the pedometer. These may be summed up as 

 follows: First, the novelty or the psychological effect is a stimulus to 

 increased record. This would be expected to appear, if at all, in the 

 first week of wearing the instrument. The further possibility of a 

 psychological effect with the squads expressing itself in a desire to 

 make a better showing at the start than a competitive squad should 

 also be considered. A second factor would be weather conditions. 

 With fair weather, such as that obtaining in early fall, walking would 

 be more pleasant than in bad weather, such as might occur later in the 

 season. During icy conditions there would be less tendency for walk- 

 ing but, as pointed out previously, there would follow a distinct change 

 of gait, and possibly a shortening of step with a consequent more rapid 

 registration of pedometer units. It should likewise be remembered 

 that with this shortened step on an icy walk there would be a greater 

 consumption of energy for walking the same distance. Third, with 

 time available for walking so limited during the busy college year, 

 relaxation and recreation would be first sought in walking, as was clearly 

 shown by the records for the Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses. 

 Fourth, the state of nutrition would also affect the inclination for 

 walking. 



As has been pointed out, there is a reasonable relationship between 

 the quantity of walking registered by the pedometers and the net 

 available energy in the diets for corresponding periods of time. 

 And yet on close inspection we can not convince ourselves that this is 

 of special significance, because several other factors must be taken 

 into consideration, such as the psychological factor mentioned above 

 and the time available for walking in the vacations. On the assump- 

 tion, however, that to walk a horizontal mile requires 60 calories, it is 

 very clear that the differences in miles walked at the different stages 



