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Activity M (met) Range
Calisthenics--light effort 2.8
Calisthenics--moderate effort 3.8
Calisthenics--vigorous effort 8
Child care 2.0 to 3.0
Cleaning, sweeping--moderate effort 3.8
Custodial work--light 2.3
Dancing--aerobic, general 7.8
Health club exercise classes--general 5
Kitchen activity--moderate effort 3.3
Lying or sitting quietly 1.0 to 1.3
Sitting reading, writing, typing 1.3
Sitting at sporting event as spectator 1.5
Sitting tasks, light effort (e.g. office work) 1.5
Sitting quietly in religious service 1.3
Sleeping 0.95
Standing quietly 1.3
Standing tasks, light effort (e.g. store clerk, filing) 3
Walking, less than 2 mph, level surface, very slow 2
Walking, 2.8 mph to 3.2 mph, level surface, moderate pace 3.5
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