TABLE 6-3 - Activities of Daily living (ADls) and Their Corresponding Metabolic Equivalent (MET*) level
| METS | Equivalent Workload |
| 1 | ADLs, e.g., eat, dress, use the toilet |
| 3-4 | Walk at 2.5 mph pace, bowl, light household chores |
| 4-5 | Push power lawn mower, play golf (walk, carry clubs), mop floors, strip and make bed, walk down a flight of stairs without stopping |
| 5-6 | Carry anything up a flight of stairs without stopping, have sexual intercourse, garden, rake, weed, walk at 4 mph pace on level ground |
| 7-10 | Carry at least 24 lbs up a flight of stairs, shovel snow, carry objects that are at least 80 lbs. jog/walk at a 5 mph pace |
| > 10 | Strenuous sports, e.g., swimming, basketball, skiing, singles tennis |
| 18 | Elite endurance athlete |
| 20 | World class athlete |
*One MET = 3.5mL0 2/min/kg.