Specific Activity Code | MET Value | Activity Description |
05010 | 3.3 | Cleaning, sweeping carpet or floors, general |
05011 | 2.3 | Cleaning, sweeping, slow, light effort |
05012 | 3.8 | Cleaning, sweeping, fast, moderate effort |
05020 | 3.5 | Cleaning heavy or major (e.g., wash car, clean garage), moderate effort |
05021 | 3.5 | Cleaning, mopping, standing, moderate effort |
05022 | 3.3 | Cleaning windows, washing windows, general |
05023 | 2.5 | Mopping, standing, light effort |
05024 | 4.5 | Polishing floors, standing, walking slowly, using electric polishing machine |
05025 | 2.8 | Multiple household tasks all at once, light effort |
05026 | 3.3 | Multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort |
05027 | 4.3 | Multiple household tasks all at once, vigorous effort |
05030 | 3.3 | Cleaning, house or cabin, general, moderate effort |
05032 | 2.5 | Dusting or polishing furniture, general |
05035 | 3.3 | Kitchen activity, general, (e.g., cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up) moderate effort |
05040 | 2.5 | Cleaning, general (straightening up, changing linen, carrying out trash), light effort |
05041 | 2.0 | Wash dishes, standing or in general (not broken into stand/walk components) |
05042 | 2.0 | Wash dishes, clearing dishes from table, walking, light effort |
05043 | 3.0 | Vacuuming, general, moderate effort |
05044 | 3.0 | Butchering animals, small |
05045 | 6.0 | Butchering animals, large, vigorous effort |
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 |
05050 | 2.0 | Cooking or food preparation – standing or sitting or in general (not broken into stand/walk components), manual appliances, light effort |
05051 | 2.3 | Cooking or food preparation, walking |
05052 | 2.3 | Serving food, setting/cleaning table, implied walking or standing |
05053 | 2.5 | Feeding household animals |
05054 | 3.5 | carrying groceries, on level ground, walking |
05055 | 2.5 | Putting away groceries (e.g. carrying groceries, carrying packages) |
05056 | 5.3 | Carrying groceries upstairs |
05057 | 3.0 | Cooking Indian bread or other food on an outside stove |
05060 | 3.3 | Food shopping with or without a grocery cart; carrying a 10 lb bag; standing or walking |
05065 | 2.3 | Non-food shopping, with or without cart, standing or walking |
05070 | 1.8 | Ironing |
05080 | 1.3 | Knitting, sewing, light effort, wrapping presents, sitting |
05082 | 2.8 | Sewing with a machine |
05090 | 2.3 | Laundry, fold or hang clothes, put clothes in washer or dryer, packing suitcase, washing clothes by hand, implied standing, light effort |
05091 | 2.0 | Laundry, fold or hang clothes, sitting |
05092 | 4.0 | Laundry, moderate effort |
05095 | 2.0 | Laundry, putting away clothes, gathering clothes to pack, putting away laundry, implied walking |
05100 | 3.0 | Making bed, changing linens |
05110 | 5.0 | Maple syruping/sugar bushing (including carrying buckets, carrying wood) |
05120 | 5.8 | Moving furniture, household items, carrying boxes |
05121 | 5.0 | Moving, lifting light loads |
05125 | 4.8 | Organizing a room |
05130 | 3.5 | Scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, moderate effort |
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 |
05140 | 3.0 | Sweeping garage, sidewalk, or outside house |
05146 | 3.8 | Standing, packing/unpacking boxes, occasional lifting lightweight household items, loading or unloading items into a car, moderate effort |
05147 | 3.0 | Implied walking, putting away household items, moderate effort |
05148 | 2.0 | Watering plants |
05149 | 2.5 | Building a fire inside |
05150 | 9.0 | Moving household items upstairs, carrying boxes or furniture |
05160 | 2.0 | Standing, light effort tasks (pump gas, change light bulb, etc.) |
05165 | 3.5 | Walking, moderate effort tasks, non-cleaning (readying to leave, shut/lock doors, close windows, etc. |
05170 | 2.3 | Sitting, playing with child(ren), light effort, only active periods |
05171 | 2.8 | Standing, playing with child(ren), light effort, only active periods |
05175 | 3.5 | Walking/running, playing with child(ren), moderate effort, only active periods |
05180 | 5.8 | Walking/running, playing with child(ren), vigorous effort, only active periods |
05181 | 3.0 | Walking and carrying small child, child weighing 15 lbs or more |
05182 | 2.5 | Walking and carrying small child, child weighing less than 15 lbs |
05183 | 2.0 | Standing, holding child |
05184 | 2.5 | Child care, infant, general |
05185 | 2.0 | Child care: sitting or kneeling, dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child-light effort, general |
05186 | 3.5 | Child care: standing, dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child- light effort |
05188 | 1.5 | Reclining with baby |
05189 | 2.0 | Breastfeeding, sitting or reclining |
05190 | 2.5 | Sit, playing with animals, light, only active period |
05191 | 2.8 | Stand, playing with animals, light effort, only active periods |
05192 | 2.8 | Walk or run, playing with animals, general, light effort, only active periods |
05193 | 4.0 | Walk/run, playing with animals, moderate effort, only active periods |
05194 | 5.0 | Walk/run, playing with animals, vigorous effort, only active periods |
05195 | 3.5 | Standing, bathing dog |
05197 | 2.3 | Animal care, household animals, general |
05200 | 3.0 | Elder care, disabled adult, bathing, dressing, moving into and out of bed, only active periods |
05205 | 1.8 | Elder care, disabled adult, feeding, combing hair, light effort, only active periods |
05300 | 1.3 | Handwashing |
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities