Metabolic rate of carrying added mass: A function of walking speed, carried mass and mass location
We study metabolic rate required to carry a mass at ankle, knee and back. Equations for determining the metabolic rate of carrying mass at ankle, knee, back. Compared to previously reported equations, ours were 7% to 69% more accurate. Metabolic rate for mass at a distal location is higher than at a proximal location. Unlike on the back, leg mass cannot be modeled as an increase in body mass.
metabolic cost load carrying prediction equations