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Exercises

These are the exercises available in Clients Exercise Sets.

The exercises and their MET values are supplied from the American College of Sports Medicine Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Prescription. 3rd edition, Baltimore: Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins, 1998.

Ainsworth BE. (2002, January) The Compendium of Physical Activities Tracking Guide. Prevention Research Center, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/tools/docs/documents_compendium.pdf

Aerobics, ballet or modern dance, twist

Aerobics, general

Aerobics, high impact

Aerobics, low impact

Aerobics, step, 10 inch bench

Archery (non-hunting)

Backpacking, general

Badminton, competition

Badminton, social singles and doubles, general

Ballroom dancing, fast (disco, folk, square)

Ballroom dancing, slow (waltz, foxtrot, slow dancing)

Baseball, infielder

Baseball, outfielder

Baseball, playing catch

Basketball, game, structured

Basketball, nongame, general

Basketball, officiating

Basketball, shooting baskets

Basketball, wheelchair

Bowling

Boxing, in ring, general

Boxing, punching bag

Boxing, sparring

Broomball

Calisthenics, heavy, vigorous (pushups, pullups,situps)

Calisthenics, light/moderate

Calisthenics, stretching

Canoeing, on camping trip

Canoeing, portaging

Children's games (hopscotch, 4-square, bars,t-ball, etc.)

Circuit training, general

Cricket (batting, bowling)

Curling

Cycling, <10 mph, leisure

Cycling, >20 mph, racing, not drafting

Cycling, 10-12 mph, light

Cycling, 12-14 mph, moderate

Cycling, 14-16 mph, vigorous

Cycling, 16-19 mph, racing or >19 mph, drafting, racing

Cycling, BMX or mountain

Cycling, stationary, 100 watts, light effort

Cycling, stationary, 150 watts, moderate

Cycling, stationary, 200 watts, vigorous

Cycling, stationary, 250 watts, very vigorous

Cycling, stationary, 50 watts, very light

Cycling, stationary, general

Dancing, general

Diving, springboard or platform

Drag racing, pushing or driving a car

Fencing

Field hockey, competition

Football, competition

Football, playing catch

Football, touch or flag, general

Frisbee playing, general

Frisbee, ultimate

Golf, carrying clubs

Golf, general

Golf, miniature or driving range

Golf, pulling clubs

Golf, using power cart

Gymnastics, general

Hacky sack

Handball, general

Handball, team

Hang gliding

Health club exercise, general

Hiking, cross country

Horseback riding, general

Horseback riding, trotting

Horseback riding, walking

Horseshoe pitching, quoits

Ice hockey

Ice or in-line skating, casual (9 mph or less)

Ice or in-line skating, general

Ice or in-line skating, rapidly (more than 9 mph)

Ice or in-line skating, speed, competition

Jai alai

Jog/walk combination (jogging less than 10 min straight)

Jumping rope, fast (about 80 turns/min)

Jumping rope, moderate, general

Jumping rope, slow

Kayaking

Kickball

Lacrosse

Lawn bowling, bocce ball, shuffleboard

Marching, military, rapid

Moto-cross

Orienteering

Paddleball, casual, general

Paddleball, competition

Paddleboat

Polo

Racquetball, casual, general

Racquetball, competition

Rock climbing, rapelling

Rock or mountain climbing

Rock or mountain climbing, ascending

Rowing or canoeing, >6 mph, vigorous effort

Rowing or canoeing, 2.0 to 3.9 mph, light effort

Rowing or canoeing, 4.0 to 5.9 mph, moderate effort

Rowing or canoeing, competition (crew or sculling)

Rowing or canoeing, for pleasure, general

Rowing, stationary ergometer

Rowing, stationary, 100 watts, moderate

Rowing, stationary, 150 watts, vigorous

Rowing, stationary, 200 watts, very vigorous

Rowing, stationary, 50 watts, light

Rugby

Running, 10 mph (6 min/mile)

Running, 10.9 mph (5.5 min/mile)

Running, 5 mph (12 min/mile)

Running, 5.2 mph (11.5 min/mile)

Running, 6 mph (10 min/mile)

Running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile)

Running, 7.5 mph (8 min/mile)

Running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile)

Running, 8.6 mph (7 min/mile)

Running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile)

Running, 9.7 mph (9 min/mile)

Running, cross country

Running, general

Running, in place

Running, jogging

Running, on a track, team practice

Running, stairs, up

Running, training, pushing wheelchair, marathon wheeling

Running, wheeling, general

Sailing, boat or board, ice sailing, general

Sailing, competition

Sailing, Sunfish/Laser/Hobby Cat, keel boat, ocean

Skateboarding

Skating, roller

Ski jumping (climb up carrying skis)

Ski machine, general

Skiing, cross country (>8.0 mph), racing

Skiing, cross country (2.5 mph), slow

Skiing, cross country (4.0-4.9 mph), moderate

Skiing, cross country (5.0-7.9 mph), brisk speed

Skiing, cross country, hard snow, uphill, maximum effort

Skiing, downhill, light effort

Skiing, downhill, moderate effort

Skiing, downhill, vigorous, racing

Skiing, general

Skiing, water

Skimobiling

Skindiving or scuba diving, general

Skindiving, fast

Skindiving, moderate

Sky diving

Sledding, tobogganing, bobsledding, luge

Slimnastics

Snorkeling

Snow shoeing

Snowmobiling

Soccer, casual, general

Soccer, competition

Softball, fast or slow pitch

Softball, officiating

Softball, pitching

Squash

Stairclimbing, machine

Surfing, body or board

Swimming, backstroke, general

Swimming, breaststroke, general

Swimming, butterfly, general

Swimming, crawl (freestyle), fast (75 yds/min)

Swimming, crawl (freestyle), slow (50 yds/min)

Swimming, lake, ocean or river

Swimming, laps, freestyle, fast

Swimming, laps, freestyle, slow

Swimming, leisurely, not lap

Swimming, sidestroke

Swimming, synchronized

Swimming, treading water, moderate effort, general

Swimming, treading water, vigorous effort

Table tennis (Ping Pong)

Tae kwan do, judo, juijitsu, karate, kick boxing

Tai chi

Teaching aerobic exercise class

Tennis, doubles

Tennis, general

Tennis, singles

Trampoline

Volleyball, beach, competition

Volleyball, gym (indoor), competition

Volleyball, noncompetitive, general

Walking, 2.5 mph, downhill

Walking, 2.5 mph, firm surface

Walking, 3.0 mph, moderate, level

Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill

Walking, 4 mph, level, firm surface

Walking, 4.5 mph, level, firm surface

Walking, brisk, 3.5 mph, level

Walking, carrying 1 to 15 lb load, upstairs

Walking, carrying 16 to 24 lb load, upstairs

Walking, carrying 25 to 49 lb load, upstairs

Walking, carrying 50 to 74 lb load, upstairs

Walking, carrying 74+ lb load, upstairs

Walking, carrying infant or 15 lbs, level

Walking, carrying load upstairs, general

Walking, climbing hills with 0 to 9 lb load

Walking, climbing hills with 10 to 20 lb load

Walking, climbing hills with 21 to 42 lb load

Walking, climbing hills with 42+ lb load

Walking, downstairs

Walking, for pleasure, work break, walking dog

Walking, grass track

Walking, less than 2 mph, level

Walking, pushing stroller with child

Walking, racing, competition

Walking, slow, 2.0 mph, level

Walking, to work or class

Walking, upstairs or climbing up ladder

Walking, using crutches

Wallyball, general

Water aerobics, water calisthenics

Water Polo, competition

Water volleyball

Weight lifting, free or machine, power lifting/body building

Weight lifting, free or machines, light/ moderate

Whitewater rafting, kayaking or canoeing

Wrestling (5 min/match)

Yoga, hatha