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MET: Allowing You To More Accurately Gauge Your Level of Intensity in Sports

   
 
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Understand Exactly How Much Energy Your Using (cont'd)

Moderate Activity 3.0 to 6.0 METs (3.5 to 7 kcal/min)

Vigorous Activity Greater than 6.0 METs (more than 7 kcal/min)

  • Aerobic dancing—high impact
  • Water aerobics

  • Aerobic dancing—high impact
  • Step aerobics
  • Water jogging
  • Teaching an aerobic dance class

  • Calisthenics—light
  • Yoga
  • Gymnastics
  • General home exercises, light or moderate effort, getting up and down from the floor
  • Jumping on a trampoline
  • Using a stair climber machine at a light-to-moderate pace
  • Using a rowing machine—with moderate effort

  • Calisthenics—push-ups, pull-ups, vigorous effort
  • Karate, judo, tae kwon do, jujitsu
  • Jumping rope
  • Performing jumping jacks
  • Using a stair climber machine at a fast pace
  • Using a rowing machine—with vigorous effort
  • Using an arm cycling machine—with vigorous effort
  • Stationary bicycling—using vigorous effort

  • Weight training and bodybuilding using free weights, Nautilus or Universal-type weights

  • Circuit weight training

  • Boxing—punching bag

  • Boxing—in the ring, sparring
  • Wrestling—competitive

  • Ballroom dancing
  • Line dancing
  • Square dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Modern dancing, disco
  • Ballet

  • Professional ballroom dancing—energetically
  • Square dancing—energetically
  • Folk dancing—energetically
  • Clogging

  • Table tennis—competitive
  • Tennis—doubles

  • Tennis—singles
  • Wheelchair tennis

  • Golf, wheeling or carrying clubs

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  • Softball—fast pitch or slow pitch
  • Basketball—shooting baskets
  • Coaching children’s or adults’ sports>

  • Most competitive sports
  • Football game
  • Basketball game
  • Wheelchair basketball
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Kickball
  • Field or rollerblade hockey
  • Lacrosse

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General Physical Activities Defined by Level of Intensity
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/pdf/PA_Intensity_table_2_1.pdf)

 

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