Walking through snow..

demon_etna

Usually on a day where there is no snow, (summer and fall) it takes me about 17 minutes to walk 2 km to my work.
That burns about 133 calories.
Now, we have about a foot of snow. And the snow is pouring in.
Now it takes me 23 minutes, which results in less calories burned according to the calories burned calculator.
However, a lot of them don't factor in having to walk through the snow. My leg muscles are so sore. Walking through this snow is obviously making me work more.
I even have to do some knee up runs to get out of the snow that almost comes up to my knees.
How would I incorporate this into my exercise?
I live in Canada by the way.
The snow will be like this for about a few months. Lol!

7lenny7

Assuming your effort per minute in walking through the snow is the same as the effort when there's no snow, your new calorie burn is 180 calories (133 * 23min/17min). If the effort is as you describe then your effort per minute is likely more but to be conservative, that's what I'd use.

If you're using this information to track your daily calorie expenditure, then I would think that calculating the burn based on time rather than distance would be close enough. The calculators are just a good estimate anyway.

kuranda10

Can you call it "hiking" instead of a walking? Walking assumes flat linear surface. hike assumes uneven terain, etc.
You might get the extra credit for the extra effort.