Table 1.
Each category activities performed in this study.
| Category | Activity | Description of Activity | Compendium METs (Code) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary (eight activities) | Lying down | Lying in supine position awake. Avoid bodily movement. | 1.3 (07011) |
| Watching television | Lying in lateral position awake. | 1.0 (07010) | |
| Sitting | Seated, quietly, Avoid bodily movement. | 1.2 (07021) | |
| Reading magazine | Seated, quietly, reading a magazine | 1.3 (09030) | |
| Talking | Seated, free talking | 1.5 (09055) | |
| Using smartphone | Seated, using a smartphone | 1.5 (09055) | |
| Searching Internet | Seated, using a laptop | 1.3 (09040) | |
| Desk work | Seated, typewriting using a personal computer with sitting in a chair | 1.3 (11770) | |
| Household (eight activities) | Standing | Standing on the floor. Avoid bodily movement. | 1.2 (07040) |
| Sit to Stand | Sit to stand each 30 sec | 2.8 (02024) | |
| Arm moving | Standing/ambulating, write on the whiteboard | 1.8 (09020) | |
| Sweeping | Standing/ambulating, window cleaning (Height 180 cm) | 3.2 (05022) | |
| Laundry | Carrying clothes from a laundry basket and hanging up clothes | 2.3 (05095) | |
| Dishwashing | Washing the dishes | 2.3 (05041) | |
| Moving a small load | Lifting a small load of 5 kg and unloading it after a few steps | 5.0 (05121) | |
| Vacuuming | Vacuuming clean in a room while moving | 3.3 (05043) | |
| Ambulatory (six activities) | Slow walking | Walking on a treadmill 3.2 km/h | 2.8 (17152) |
| Normal walking | Walking on a treadmill, 4.2 km/h | 3.0 (17180) | |
| Brisk walking | Walking on a treadmill, 6.0 km/h | 4.3 (17200) | |
| Walking with a backpack | Walking on a treadmill 3.2 km/h with a 3 kg backpack | 7.0 (17010) | |
| Jogging | Jogging on a treadmill 8.4 km/h | 9.0 (12040) | |
| Climbing up and down stairs | Walking up and down stairs at a self-selected speed | 5.0 (17026) |
Note: treadmill using the jog forma (TECHNOGYM S.p.A, Cesena FC, Italy). Treadmill setting: no grade (0%). METs: metabolic equivalents. Compendium METs values adapted from Ainsworth et al. [30].