Bicycling

Specific Activity CodeMET ValueActivity Description
0100314.0Bicycling, mountain, uphill, vigorous
0100416.0Bicycling, mountain, competitive racing
010088.5Bicycling, BMX
010098.5Bicycling, mountain, general
010104.0Bicycling, <10 mph, leisure, to work or for pleasure (Taylor Code 115)
010116.8Bicycling, to/from work, self selected pace
010135.8Bicycling, on dirt or farm road, moderate pace
010147.0Bicycling, general
010154.3Bicycling, self-selected easy pace
010167.0Bicycling, self-selected moderate pace
010179.0Bicycling, self-selected vigorous pace
010183.5Bicycling, leisure 5.5 mph
010195.8Bicycling, leisure, 9.4 mph
010206.8Bicycling, 10-11.9 mph, leisure, slow, light effort
010308.0Bicycling, 12-13.9 mph, leisure, moderate effort
0104010.0Bicycling, 14-15.9 mph, racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort
0105012.0Bicycling, 16-19 mph, racing/not drafting or >19 mph drafting, very fast, racing general
0106016.8Bicycling, >20 mph, racing, not drafting
010658.5Bicycling, 12 mph, seated, hands on brake hoods or bar drops, 80 rpm
010669.0Bicycling, 12 mph, standing, hands on brake hoods, 60 rpm
010705.0Unicycling
010806.8E-bike (electrically assisted) without electronic support
010846.0E-bike (electrically assisted) with light electronic support
010884.0E-bike (electrically assisted) with high electronic support
012006.8Bicycling, stationary, general
012103.5Bicycling, stationary, 25-30 watts, very light to light effort
012144.0Bicycling, stationary, 50 watts, light effort
012165.0Bicycling, stationary, 60 watts, light to moderate effort
012185.8Bicycling, stationary, 70-80 watts
012206.0Bicycling, stationary, 90-100 watts,  moderate to vigorous
012246.8Bicycling, stationary, 101-125 watts
012288.0Bicycling, stationary, 126-150 watts
0123210.3Bicycling, stationary, 151-199 watts
0123610.8Bicycling, stationary, 200-229 watts, vigorous
0124012.5Bicycling, stationary, 230-250 watts, very vigorous
0124413.8Bicycling, stationary, 270-305 watts, very vigorous
0124816.3Bicycling, stationary, >325 watts, very vigorous
012525.5Bicycling, concentric only, 100 W
0125411.0Bicycling, concentric only, 200 W
012622.3Bicycling, eccentric only, 100 to 149 W
012644.0Bicycling, eccentric only, 200 W
012709.0Bicycling, stationary, RPM/Spin bike class
012908.8Bicycling, interactive virtual cycling, indoor cycle ergometer
013058.8Bicycling, high intensity interval training
Specific Activity Codes in red are estimated MET values. All other values are supported with published literature. See Reference Page.
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities