diff --git a/src/activity_actor.cpp b/src/activity_actor.cpp
index d69da962c440..355d8644678a 100644
--- a/src/activity_actor.cpp
+++ b/src/activity_actor.cpp
@@ -455,10 +455,11 @@ void dig_activity_actor::finish( player_activity &act, Character &who )
                                   calendar::turn ) );
     }
 
-    const int helpersize = character_funcs::get_crafting_helpers( who, 3 ).size();
-    who.mod_stored_nutr( 5 - helpersize );
-    who.mod_thirst( 5 - helpersize );
-    who.mod_fatigue( 10 - ( helpersize * 2 ) );
+    const int act_exertion = act.moves_total;
+
+    who.mod_stored_kcal( std::min( -1, -act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 80_seconds ) ) );
+    who.mod_thirst( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 12_minutes ) ) );
+    who.mod_fatigue( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 6_minutes ) ) );
     if( grave ) {
         who.add_msg_if_player( m_good, _( "You finish exhuming a grave." ) );
     } else {
@@ -526,9 +527,11 @@ void dig_channel_activity_actor::finish( player_activity &act, Character &who )
                                   calendar::turn ) );
     }
 
-    who.mod_stored_kcal( -40 );
-    who.mod_thirst( 5 );
-    who.mod_fatigue( 10 );
+    const int act_exertion = act.moves_total;
+
+    who.mod_stored_kcal( std::min( -1, -act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 80_seconds ) ) );
+    who.mod_thirst( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 12_minutes ) ) );
+    who.mod_fatigue( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 6_minutes ) ) );
     who.add_msg_if_player( m_good, _( "You finish digging up %s." ),
                            here.ter( location ).obj().name() );
 
diff --git a/src/activity_handlers.cpp b/src/activity_handlers.cpp
index b44978b21e92..1bb1e18b0826 100644
--- a/src/activity_handlers.cpp
+++ b/src/activity_handlers.cpp
@@ -4421,12 +4421,18 @@ void activity_handlers::fill_pit_finish( player_activity *act, player *p )
     } else {
         here.ter_set( pos, t_dirt );
     }
+    int act_exertion = to_moves<int>( time_duration::from_minutes( 15 ) );
+    if( old_ter == t_pit_shallow ) {
+        act_exertion = to_moves<int>( time_duration::from_minutes( 10 ) );
+    } else if( old_ter == t_dirtmound ) {
+        act_exertion = to_moves<int>( time_duration::from_minutes( 5 ) );
+    }
     const int helpersize = character_funcs::get_crafting_helpers( *p, 3 ).size();
-    p->mod_stored_nutr( 5 - helpersize );
-    p->mod_thirst( 5 - helpersize );
-    p->mod_fatigue( 10 - ( helpersize * 2 ) );
+    act_exertion = act_exertion * ( 10 - helpersize ) / 10;
+    p->mod_stored_kcal( std::min( -1, -act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 20_seconds ) ) );
+    p->mod_thirst( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 3_minutes ) ) );
+    p->mod_fatigue( std::max( 1, act_exertion / to_moves<int>( 90_seconds ) ) );
     p->add_msg_if_player( m_good, _( "You finish filling up %s." ), old_ter.obj().name() );
-
     act->set_to_null();
 }