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Table 3 Energy expenditure extrapolations for disrupting sedentary time with walking breaks.

From: Energy expenditure of interruptions to sedentary behavior

Time period

1 minute of walking/30 minutes

2 minutes of walking/30 minutes

5 minutes of walking/30 minutes

1 hour (kcals)

6.0

7.4

16.5

8 hour workday (kcals)

24

59.2

132

1 week of 8 hour workdays (kcals)

120

296

660

1 month of 8 hour workdays (kcals)

480

1184

2640

6 months of 8 hour workdays (kcals)

2880

7104

15840

12 months of 8 hour workdays (kcals)

5760

14208

31680