METs value table
MET Value Table:
In alphabetical order
Activity | MET Value | Activity | MET Value |
Aerobic dance | 7 | Rowing machine: moderate effort | 7 |
Aerobics: high impact | 7 | Rowing machine: very vigorous effort | 12 |
Aerobics: light | 6 | Rowing Machine: vigorous effort | 7 |
Backpacking | 7 | Running: 10 min. mile | 10 |
Badminton: social /singles | 4.5 | Running: 6 min. mile | 16 |
Basketball: light | 6 | Running: 7 min. mile | 14 |
Basketball: vigorous | 8 | Running: 8 min. mile | 12.5 |
Bicycling: moderate | 8 | Running: Cross Country | 9 |
Bicycling: high intensity | 10 | Skiing: cross country moderate | 8 |
Bicycling: leisure | 4 | Skiing: downhill – moderate | 6 |
Bicycling: light | 8 | Skiing: downhill-vigorous | 8 |
Bicycling: racing | 12 | Skiing: general | 7 |
Calisthenics: home exercises light | 3.5 | Soccer | 8 |
Calisthenics: pushups, sit-ups- vigorous | 8 | Softball | 5 |
Circuit Resistance Training | 8 | Stair Stepping: light | 3.5 |
Cross-Country Skiing: racing | 14 | Stair Stepping: moderate | 4.8 |
Golf: carrying clubs | 5.5 | Stationary Bike: light | 5.5 |
Golf: using power cart | 3.5 | Stationary Bike: moderate | 5 |
Gymnastics | 5.5 | Stretching, Yoga | 4 |
Handball | 8 | Swimming: breaststroke general | 10 |
Hockey | 8 | Swimming: laps freestyle light | 8 |
Horseback riding | 3.5 | Swimming: laps freestyle-vigorous | 10 |
Inline Skating | 12 | Tennis: doubles | 6 |
Jogging | 7 | Tennis: singles | 8 |
Outdoor Cycling | 16 | Volleyball | 4 |
Racquetball | 8 | Walking: brisk | 4 |
Resistance Training: light | 3 | Walking: moderate | 3.5 |
Resistance Training: vigorous/bodybuilding | 6 | Walking: very Brisk | 4.5 |
Rowing Machine: light effort | 3.5 | Water aerobics | 4 |
MET Value Table:
In MET value order
Activity | MET Value | Activity | MET Value |
Resistance Training: light | 3 | Rowing machine: moderate effort | 7 |
Calisthenics: home exercises light | 3.5 | Rowing Machine: very vigorous effort | 7 |
Golf: using power cart | 3.5 | Skiing: general | 7 |
Horseback riding | 3.5 | Basketball: vigorous | 8 |
Rowing Machine: light effort | 3.5 | Bicycling: moderate | 8 |
Stair Stepping: light | 3.5 | Bicycling: light | 8 |
Walking: moderate | 3.5 | Calisthenics: pushups, sit-ups- vigorous | 8 |
Bicycling: leisure | 4 | Circuit Resistance Training | 8 |
Stretching, Yoga | 4 | Handball | 8 |
Volleyball | 4 | Hockey | 8 |
Walking: brisk | 4 | Racquetball | 8 |
Water aerobics | 4 | Skiing: cross country moderate | 8 |
Badminton: social /singles | 4.5 | Skiing: downhill-vigorous | 8 |
Walking: very Brisk | 4.5 | Soccer | 8 |
Stair Stepping: moderate | 4.8 | Swimming: laps freestyle light | 8 |
Softball | 5 | Tennis: singles | 8 |
Stationary Bike: moderate | 5 | Running: Cross Country | 9 |
Golf: carrying clubs | 5.5 | Bicycling: high intensity | 10 |
Gymnastics | 5.5 | Running: 10 min. mile | 10 |
Stationary Bike: light | 5.5 | Swimming: breaststroke general | 10 |
Aerobics: light | 6 | Swimming: laps freestyle-vigorous | 10 |
Basketball: light | 6 | Bicycling: racing | 12 |
Resistance Training: vigorous/bodybuilding | 6 | Inline Skating | 12 |
Skiing: downhill – moderate | 6 | Rowing machine: very vigorous effort | 12 |
Tennis: doubles | 6 | Running: 8 min. mile | 12.5 |
Aerobic dance | 7 | Cross-Country Skiing: racing | 14 |
Aerobics: high impact | 7 | Running: 7 min. mile | 14 |
Backpacking | 7 | Outdoor Cycling | 16 |
Jogging | 7 | Running: 6 min. mile | 16 |