Table 2.

Types of activities commonly used in early cardiac rehabilitation [9]

Types of activities	Methods	METs
Toileting	Bedpan	1.5–2.5
	Commode
	Urinal (in bed)
	Urinal (standing)
Bathing	In bed	1.5–2.0
	In bathtub
	Shower
Walking	Flat surface
	2 m/h	2.0–2.5
	2.5 m/h	2.5–2.9
	3 m/h	3.0–3.3
Upper body exercise	While standing
	Arms movement	2.5–3.0
	Trunk movement
Stairs climbing	One flight = 12 steps
	Down one flight	3.0–4.0
	One to two flights

METs metabolic equivalent tasks