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METs/hr Expended On Home
and Occupational Activities
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METs
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| 1.3 |
Standing |
| 1.5 |
Reading, talking on telephone |
| 1.8 |
Sitting in class, studying, note
taking |
| 2.0 |
Walking on job, at 2 mph (in office
or lab area), easy casual |
| 2.0 |
Light gardening |
| 2.0 |
Light office work, light use of hand
tools (watch repair or micro-assembly, light assembly/repair); standing,
light work (bartending, store clerk, assembling, filing) |
| 2.5 |
Walking downstairs |
| 2.5 |
Cooking, light housekeeping, shopping |
| 2.5 |
Somewhat heavier gardening or yard
work |
| 2.5 |
Pushing stroller with child, walking
dog |
| 3.0 |
Standing, light/moderate work (assemble/repair
heavy parts, welding, auto repair, pack boxes for moving, etc), patient
care (as in nursing); driving heavy tractor, bus, truck |
| 3.0 |
Washing car or windows, mopping,
moderately vigorous playing with children, sweeping outside house,
vacuuming, picking fruit or vegetables, scrubbing floors |
| 3.5 |
Walking on job, 3 mph (one mile every
twenty minutes), in office, moderate speed, not carrying anything,
or carrying only light articles |
| 4.0 |
Raking lawn, planting shrubs, weeding
garden, heavy yard work or gardening activities |
| 4.0 |
Masonry, painting, paper hanging,
moderately heavy lifting, moderately heavy farm work |
| 5.0 |
Walking downstairs or standing, carrying
objects about 25-49 lb |
| 5.0 |
Digging, spading, vigorous gardening,
using heavy power tools; general gardening, mowing lawn (hand mower) |
| 5.0 |
Painting, carpentry, cleaning gutters,
laying carpet, other vigorous activities |
| 5.0 |
Chopping wood |
| 6.0 |
Using heavy tools (not power) such
as shovel, pick, spade; driving heavy machinery, forestry |
| 6.5 |
Walking downstairs or standing, carrying
objects about 50-74 lb |
| 6.5 |
Loading and unloading truck (standing);
moving heavy objects; heavy farming work |
| 7.5 |
Walking downstairs or standing, carrying
objects about 75-99 lb |
| 8.0 |
Heavy farming |
One MET is the energy expended at rest. Two METs indicates
the energy expended is twice that at rest. Three METs is triple the resting
energy expenditure, etc. Thus, the METs per hour score is a measure of
the intensity of a physical activity.
Adapted
from Compendium of Physical Activities. Ainsworth, BE et al. Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise. Vol 25, Pg 713 (1993) and Vol 32,
S498 (2000).
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