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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 Mar;50(3):609–616. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001449

Table 2. Activity Protocol.

Activity Type Activity Trial Intensity Description of Activity Trial
Resting Lying down Sedentary Lying down awake on a mattress in supine position - arms at sides - rest for 10 min.
Sitting TV viewing Sedentary Watching a movie in a comfortable chair. Instructed to minimize body movements.
Handheld e-game Sedentary Sitting on a chair at a desk playing an e-game on a handheld device.
Writing/coloring Sedentary Sitting on a chair at a desk, 5-8 y: coloring on paper using pencils, 9-12 y: copying words on a pad of paper using a pencil.
Computer game Sedentary Sitting on a chair at a desk playing an educational computer game.
Lifestyle Getting ready for school Light Get dressed, set table, pour food, pack up, brush teeth, pack bag, leave for school.
Standing class activity Light Standing activities with minimal movement such as writing/drawing on a white board.
Dancing Light Following a video with dance step instructions (Zumba® fitness).
Tidy up Moderate Tidying up a 4x5 m area: pick up clothes, towels, toys and sport equipment and return them into boxes.
Basketball Moderate Shooting a basketball using a 2.29 m adjustable hoop, chase the ball within a 4.9x4.6 m area and bounce back to the start position at the boundary line apposite from the hoop.
Soccer Vigorous Kicking a foam soccer ball on a 5 m distance between a 1 m wide goal after dodging between a straight line of 5 cones (1 m apart). Instructed to jog back to start position after kicking the ball.
Locomotor course Vigorous Continuously completing a course including 4x 2-foot jump, jogging and sliding between cones around a 4x9.5 m area.
Ambulatory Slow walk Light Walking slowly at a self-selected comfortable speed around a 45 m indoor track. Examiner regulates constant speed by recording lap times.
Brisk walk Moderate Walking briskly at a self-selected brisk comfortable speed around a 45 m indoor track. Examiner regulates constant speed by recording lap times.
Running Vigorous Run at a self-selected comfortable speed around a 45 m indoor track. Examiner regulates constant pace by speed lap times.

All activities are completed for 5 min, except from lying down (10 min)