Table 2 Estimated total energy expenditure (EE), oxygen (O2) consumed, and carbon dioxide (CO2), metabolic heat (Hprod) and sweat produced, during a single bout (30-min at 75% VO2max) of aerobic countermeasure exercise by theoretical female and male (in brackets) astronaut populations (see9).

From: Effects of body size and countermeasure exercise on estimates of life support resources during all-female crewed exploration missions

Stature (m)

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

EE (MJ)

1.01 (1.28)

1.15 (1.45)

1.30 (1.64)

1.46 (1.84)

1.62 (2.05)

O2 (L)

49.3 (61.7)

56.1 (70.2)

63.4 (79.3)

71.0 (88.9)

79.2 (99.0)

CO2 (L)

42.8 (55.4)

48.7 (63.1)

55.0 (71.2)

61.7 (79.8)

68.7 (88.9)

Hprod (kJ)

952 (1200)

1084 (1366)

1223 (1542)

1371 1729)

1528 (1926)

Sweat (mL)

216 (303)

250 (350)

288 (401)

328 (455)

371 (513)

  1. See main text for definition of assumptions.
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