| 1 MET |
Can you ... Take care of yourself? |
4 METs |
Can you... Climb a flight of stairs or walk up a hill? |
| Eat, dress, or use the toilet? |
Walk on level ground at 4 mph (6.4 kph)? |
| Walk indoors around the house? |
Run a short distance? |
| Walk a block or 2 on level ground at 2 to 3 mph (3.2 to 4.8 kph)? |
Do heavy work around the house like scrubbing floors or lifting or moving heavy furniture? |
| 4 METs |
Do light work around the house like dusting or washing dishes? |
Participate in moderate recreational activities like golf, bowling, dancing, doubles tennis, or throwing a baseball or football? |
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Greater than 10 METs |
Participate in strenuous sports like swimming, singles tennis, football, basketball, or skiing? |
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| kph indicates kilometers per hour; MET, metabolic equivalent; and mph, miles per hour. |
| *Modified from Hlatky et al,11 copyright 1989, with permission from Elsevier, and adapted from Fletcher et al.12 |
