Compendium of Physical Activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensiti
Práctica de Fisiología del Ejercicio II - Universidad de Barcelona. Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. , Vol. 32, No 9 , Suppl. , pp. S498 - S516, 2000. We provide an updated version of the Compendium of Physical Avctivities, a coding scheme that classifies specific physical activity (PA) by rate of energy expenditure. It was developed to enhance the ocomparability of results across studies using self-reports of PA. The Compendium coding scheme links a five-digit code thatdescribes physical activities by major headings (e. g. occupation, transportation, etc. ) and specific activities within each major heading with its intensity, defined as the ratio of work metabolic rate to a standard resting metabolica rate (MET). ...
En el documento referido Compendium of Physical Activities, se muestra una descripción de los distintos METs asociados a los distintos códigos relacionados con las actividades físicas tanto cotidianas, como a nivel deportivo. ...