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Episode 128 | The Metabolic Cost of Carrying a Backpack
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:39:49
Publish Date: 2025-07-07 09:00:00
Description:

What does it really cost your body to carry a backpack in the backcountry? In this episode, we explore the science behind the metabolic demands of load carriage - how pack weight, load distribution, terrain, and walking speed impact energy expenditure. (included: interview with pack designer Dan Durston.)

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