2011 Compendium categories in blue are activities with MET values supported in published literature.
2011 Compendium categories in red are estimated MET values.
*References can be downloaded from the references page.
| 1993 Compendium
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2000 Compendium
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2011 Compendium
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Home Activities
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| Codes
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METs
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Codes
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METs
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Codes
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METs
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Description
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| 05010 | 2.5 | 05010
| 3.3
| 05010
| 3.3
| cleaning, sweeping carpet or floors, general
|
| | | | | 05011
| 2.3
| cleaning, sweeping, slow, light effort
| | | | | | 05012 | 3.8
| cleaning, sweeping, slow, moderate effort |
| 05020 | 4.5
| 05020
| 3.0
| 05020
| 3.5
| cleaning, heavy or major (e.g. wash car, wash windows, clean garage), moderate effort
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05021
|
3.5
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05021
|
3.5
|
cleaning, mopping, standing, moderate effort
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|
| | | 05022 | 3.2 | cleaning windows, washing windows, general |
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| | | 05023 | 2.5 | mopping, standing, light effort |
|
| | | 05024
| 4.5
| polishing floors, standing, walking slowly, using electric polishing machine
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05025
|
2.5
|
05025
|
2.8
|
multiple household tasks all at once, light effort
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05026
|
3.5
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05026
|
3.5
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multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort
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05027
|
4.0
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05027
|
4.3 |
multiple household tasks all at once, vigorous effort
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| 05030
|
3.5
|
05030
|
3.0
|
05030
|
3.3 |
cleaning, house or cabin, general, moderate effort | | | | | | 05032
| 2.3
| dusting or polishing furniture, general | | | | | | 05035 | 3.3
| kitchen activity, general, (e.g., cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up), moderate effort | | 05040
|
2.5
|
05040
|
2.5
|
05040
|
2.5
|
cleaning, general (straightening up, changing linen, carrying out trash, light effort
|
| 05041
|
2.3
|
05041
|
2.3
|
05041
|
1.8
|
wash dishes, standing or in general (not broken into stand/walk components)
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| 05042
|
2.3
|
05042
|
2.5
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05042
|
2.5
|
wash dishes, clearing dishes from table, walking, light effort
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|
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05043
|
3.5
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05043
|
3.3
|
vacuuming, general, moderate effort
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|
| | | 05044
| 3.0
| butchering animals, small
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05045
|
6.0
|
05045
|
6.0
|
butchering animal, large, vigorous effort
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| | | | | 05046
| 2.3
| cutting and smoking fish, drying fish or meat
| | | | | | 05048
| 4.0
| tanning hides, general
| | | | | | 05049 | 3.5
| cooking or food preparation, moderate effort
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| 05050
|
2.5
|
05050
|
2.0
|
05050
|
2.0
|
cooking or food preparation - standing or sitting or in general (not broken into stand/walk components), manual appliances, light effort
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| 05051
|
2.5
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05051
|
2.5
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05051
|
2.5
|
serving food, setting table, implied walking or standing
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| 05052
|
2.5
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05052
|
2.5
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05052
|
2.5
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cooking or food preparation, walking
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05053
|
2.5
|
05053
|
2.5
|
feeding household animals
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| 05055
|
2.5
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05055
|
2.5
|
05055
|
2.5
|
putting away groceries (e.g. carrying groceries, shopping without a grocery cart), carrying packages
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| 05056
|
8.0
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05056
|
7.5
|
05056
|
7.5
|
carrying groceries upstairs
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05057
|
3.0
|
05057
|
3.0
|
cooking Indian bread on an outside stove
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| 05060
|
3.5
|
05060
|
2.3
|
05060
|
2.3
|
food shopping with or without a grocery cart, standing or walking
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| 05065
|
2.0
|
05065
|
2.3
|
05065
|
2.3
|
non-food shopping, with or without a cart, standing or walking
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05070
|
2.3
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05070
|
1.8 |
ironing
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05080
|
1.5
|
05080
|
1.3
|
knitting, sewing, light effort, wrapping presents, sitting
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|
| | | 05082
| 2.8
| sewing with a machine
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05090
|
2.0
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05090
|
2.0
|
laundry, fold or hang clothes, put clothes in washer or dryer, packing suitcase, washing clothes by hand,
implied standing, light effort |
|
| | | 05092
| 4.0
| laundry, hanging wash, washing clothes by hand, moderate effort
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05095
|
2.3
|
05095
|
2.3
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laundry, putting away clothes, gathering clothes to pack, putting away laundry,
implied walking |
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|
05100
|
2.0
|
05100
|
3.3 |
making bed, changing linens
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05110
|
5.0
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05110
|
5.0
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maple syruping/sugar bushing (including carrying buckets, carrying wood)
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05120
|
6.0
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05120
|
5.8
|
moving furniture, household items, carrying boxes
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|
| | | 05121
| 5.0
| moving, lifting light loads |
|
| | | 05125
| 4.8
| organizing room |
| 05130
|
5.5
|
05130
|
3.8
|
05130
|
3.5 |
scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, moderate effort
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| | | | | 05131
| 2.0
| scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, light effort
| | | | | | 05132
| 6.5
| scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, vigorous effort
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| 05140
|
4.0
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05140
|
4.0
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05140
|
4.0
|
sweeping garage, sidewalk or outside of house
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| 05146
|
3.5
|
05146
|
3.5
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05146
|
3.5
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standing, packing/unpacking boxes, occasional lifting of lightweight household items, loading or unloading items in car, moderate effort
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| 05147
|
3.0
|
05147
|
3.0
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05147
|
3.0
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implied walking, putting away household items, moderate effort
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05148
|
2.5
|
05148
|
2.5
|
watering plants
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05149
|
2.5
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05149
|
2.5
|
building a fire inside
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| 05150
|
9.0
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05150
|
9.0
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05150
|
9.0
|
moving household items upstairs, carrying boxes or furniture
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| 05160
|
2.5
|
05160
|
2.0
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05160
|
2.0
|
standing, light effort tasks (pump gas, change light bulb, etc.)
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| 05165
|
3.0
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05165
|
3.0
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05165
|
3.5 |
walking, moderate effort tasks, non-cleaning (readying to leave, shut/lock doors, close windows, etc.)
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| 05170
|
2.5
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05170
|
2.5
|
05170
|
2.2 |
sitting, playing with child(ren), light effort, only active periods
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| 05171
|
2.8
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05171
|
2.8
|
05171
|
2.8
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standing, playing with child(ren) light effort, only active periods
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| 05175
|
4.0
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05175
|
4.0
|
05175
|
3.5 |
walking/running, playing with child(ren), moderate effort, only active periods
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| 05180
|
5.0
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05180
|
5.0
|
05180
|
5.8 |
walking/running, playing with child(ren), vigorous effort, only active periods
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05181
|
3.0
|
05181
|
3.0
|
walking and carrying small child, child weighing 15 lbs or more
|
| | | | | 05182
| 2.3
| walking and carrying small child, child weighing less than 15 lbs
| | | | | | 05183 | 2.0
| standing, holding child | | | | | | 05184
| 2.5
| child care, infant, general
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| 05185
|
3.0
|
05185
|
2.5
|
05185
|
2.0 |
child care, sitting/kneeling (e.g., dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child), light effort, general
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| 05186
|
3.5
|
05186
|
3.0
|
05186
|
3.0
|
child care, standing (e.g., dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child), moderate effort
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05187
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4.0
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elder care, disabled adult, only active periods
(Now code = 05200)
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05188
|
1.5
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05188
|
1.5
|
reclining with baby
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| | | 05189
| 2.0
| breastfeeding, sitting or reclining
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05190
|
2.5
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05190
|
2.5
|
sit, playing with animals, light effort, only active periods
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05191
|
2.8
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05191
|
2.8
|
stand, playing with animals, light effort, only active periods
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05192
|
2.8
|
05192
|
3.0 |
walk/run, playing with animals, general, light effort, only active periods
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05193
|
4.0
|
05193
|
4.0
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walk/run, playing with animals, moderate effort, only active periods
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05194
|
5.0
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05194
|
5.0
|
walk/run, playing with animals, vigorous effort, only active periods
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05195
|
3.5
|
05195
|
3.5
|
standing, bathing dog
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| | 05197
| 2.3
| animal care, household animals, general
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| 05200
| 4.0
| elder care, disabled adult, bathing, dressing, moving into and out of bed, only active periods
(formerly code = 05187)
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|
| | | 05205
| 2.3
| elder care, disabled adult, feeding, combing hair, light effort, only active periods
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