Table 1.

Activity intensity categories and cut-points in VM/min

Intensity category	VM/min	MET*	Example activities*
Sedentary	0–3660	1.0–2.0	Computer or video games while sitting (e.g. handheld devices, mobile phone), lying, playing or doing schoolwork while sitting (e.g. board games, reading, singing, talking, writing), standing, watching TV
Sedentary-1	0–119
Sedentary-2	120–1000
Sedentary-3	1001–3660
Low-Intensity	3661–9804	2.0–3.5	Active video games of upper body (e.g. bowling, driving simulation), hand weight exercises, housekeeping (e.g. bed making, dressing, laundry, setting the table), walking
Low-intensity-1	3661–4912
Low-intensity-2	4913–9804
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity	>9804	>3.5	Active video games of full body (e.g. air hockey, Wii sports), dancing, jogging, playing a sport or ballgame (e.g. basketball, bowling, frisbee, soccer, tennis, volleyball), riding a bike, running, swimming, vacuuming, walking stairs

^*Example activities and metabolic equivalents (MET) for sedentary, low, and moderate-to-vigorous intensity categories were obtained from the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities.