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. 2017 Nov 22;7:15995. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16135-5

Table 2.

The eleven activity tasks categorised and presented in the order of execution and its intensity as mean ± standard deviation.

Activity task % VO2max
Sitting
 Office work 10.7 ± 3.2
 Stroop test 10.0 ± 2.3
Household duties
 Cleaning table 22.9 ± 5.4
 Floor sweeping 28.4 ± 6.9
 Tidying up 32.0 ± 7.5
Cyclic activities
 Cycling on a cycle ergometer 49.0 ± 7.1
 Walking flat on a treadmill 31.9 ± 7.1
 Running flat on a treadmill 74.3 ± 9.2
Anti-cyclic sport activities
 Strength training* 41.8 ± 6.0
 Tennis play 69.0 ± 14.0
 Soccer course** 82.8 ± 13.0

Note. *self-guided biceps curls, sit-ups, lunges, and push-ups; **including drippling, sprinting with/without the ball, passing the ball, and shooting.