naismithwalkspeed: The speed a person walks based on Naismith's rule

In DrIanPhilips/walkcyclecalcs: Walking and cycling calculations

Description

This is a function which estimates how far a person could walk in one hour (in km/hr) given the inputs of the person's VO2max and the slope of the hill It returns the speed

Usage

naismithwalkspeed(vo2max, slope)

Arguments

vo2max	vector, the Vo2max of each individual (ml/kg/min-1)
slope	vector, slope of the route as a percentage

Details

This function is an adaptation of Naismith's Rule (see Naismith, W., 1892. Untitled. Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 2, 135.) Its basic form says walking speed can be estimated as 3 miles per hour 5(km/hr) plus 1 minute for every 30 feet (10m) of height gained.

Value

walking speed km/hr

Examples

## Not run: 
naismithwalkspeed(40,4)
naismithwalkspeed(c(40,30),c(4,2))

## End(Not run)

DrIanPhilips/walkcyclecalcs documentation built on June 28, 2019, 9:06 p.m.