Very Light
- < 3 mets
- < 11 ml/kg/min
- < 4 kcal
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- Washing, shaving, dressing
- Desk work, writing
- Washing dishes
- Driving car
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- Sitting (clerical, assembling)
- Standing (store clerk, bartender)
- Driving truck
- Janitorial work
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- Playing cards
- Horseshoes
- Bait casting
- Billiards
- Sewing, knitting, golf (cart)
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- Walking (level, 2mph)
- Stationary bike (very low resistance)
- Very light calisthenics
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Light
- 3-5 mets
- 11-18 ml/kg/min
- 4-6 kcal
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- Cleaning windows
- Raking leaves
- Weeding
- Power lawn mowing
- Waxing floors (slowly)
- Painting
- Carrying objects (15-30 lbs)
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- Stocking shelves (light objects)
- Light welding
- Light carpentry
- Machine assembly
- Auto repair
- Paperhanging
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- Dancing (social and square)
- Level bicycling (6-8 mph)
- Sailing (light)
- Horseback riding
- Volleyball (6 person team)
- Tennis (doubles)
- Golf (walking)
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- Walking (3-4 mph)
- Calisthenics
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Moderate
- 5-7 mets
- 18-25 ml/kg/min
- 6-8 kcal
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- Easy garden digging
- Climbing stairs (slowly)
- Carrying objects (30-60 lbs)
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- Carpentry (exterior home building)
- Shoveling dirt
- Using pneumatic tools
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- Light backpacking
- Tennis (singles)
- Water skiing
- Skating (ice & roller)
- Horseback riding (gallop)
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- Walking (4.5-5 mph)
- Bicycling (9-10 mph)
- Swimming (breast stroke)
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Heavy
- 7-9 mets
- 25-32 ml/kg/min
- 8-10 kcal
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- Sawing wood
- Heavy shoveling
- Climbing stairs (moderate)
- Carrying objects (60-90 lbs)
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- Tending furnace
- Digging ditches
- Using pick and shovel
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- Canoeing
- Mountain climbing
- Touch football
- Paddleball
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- Jogging (5 mph)
- Swim (freestyle stroke)
- Rowing machine
- Bicycling (12 mph)
- Heavy calisthenics
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Very Heavy
- > 9 mets
- > 32 ml/kg/min
- > 10 kcal
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- Carrying loads upstairs
- Carrying objects (> 90 lbs)
- Climbing stairs (quickly)
- Shoveling heavy snow
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- Lumberjacking
- Heavy labor
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- Handball
- Squash
- Cross-country
- (Nordic) skiing
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- Running (> 6 mph)
- Bicycling (> 13 mph or steep hill)
- Jumping rope
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| Ref:
Wenger, N.K. & Hellerstein, H. (eds) "Rehabilitation of the Coronary
Patient," New York, John Wiley, 1978, pp 203-241.
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