Metabolic equivalent
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In physiology, a metabolic equivalent, or MET, is defined as the ratio of a person's metabolic rate during an activity relative to their resting metabolic rate. One met then if the amount of energy needed to sit quietly.[1]
As an example, walking quickly at a pace of 3 to 4 miles-per-hour requires 4 METs.
The Duke Activity Status Index is similar.[2]
References
- ↑ Measuring Physical Activity - Staying Active - The Nutrition Source - Harvard School of Public Health. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ↑ Nelson CL, Herndon JE, Mark DB, Pryor DB, Califf RM, Hlatky MA (October 1991). "Relation of clinical and angiographic factors to functional capacity as measured by the Duke Activity Status Index". Am. J. Cardiol. 68 (9): 973–5. PMID 1927964. Retrieved on 2008-09-03. [e]