Table 2. Estimated energy expenditure (± standard deviation) by sex and match duration. Calculated from: Christmass et al. (1998); O’Donoghue et al. (2001); Smekal et al. (2001); Girard et al. (2006); Fernandez-Fernandez et al. (2007); Hornery et al. (2007); Mendez-Villanueva et al. (2007); Murias et al. (2007); Fernandez-Fernandez et al. (2008); Martin et al. (2011).
Energy expenditure
Women Men
kJ·min-1 30.9 (5.5) 45.3 (7.3)
kcal·min-1 7.4 (1.3) 10.8 (1.8)
kcal·kg-1·hr-1 7.5 (.5) 8.4 (.5)
60 min match (kcal) 443 (79) 649 (105)
90 min match (kcal) 664 (118) 973 (157)
150 min match (kcal) 1107 (196) 1622 (262)
300 min match (kcal) 3244 (524)