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2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities
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BACKGROUND: The Compendium of Physical Activities was published in 1993 to improve the comparability of energy expenditure values assigned to self-reported physical activity (PA) across studies. The original version was updated in 2000, and again in 2011, and has been widely used to support PA research, practice, and public health guidelines. METHODS: This 2024 update was tailored for adults 19-59 years of age by removing data from those ≥60 years. Using a systematic review and supplementary searches, we identified new activities and their associated measured metabolic equivalent (MET) values (using indirect calorimetry) published since 2011. We replaced estimated METs with measured values when possible. RESULTS: We screened 32,173 abstracts and 1507 full-text papers and extracted 2356 PA energy expenditure values from 701 papers. We added 303 new PAs and adjusted 176 existing MET values and descriptions to reflect the addition of new data and removal of METs for older adults. We added a Major Heading (Video Games). The 2024 Adult Compendium includes 1114 PAs (912 with measured and 202 with estimated values) across 22 Major Headings. CONCLUSION: This comprehensive update and refinement led to the creation of The 2024 Adult Compendium, which has utility across research, public health, education, and healthcare domains, as well as in the development of consumer health technologies. The new website with the complete lists of PAs and supporting resources is available at https://pacompendium.com.
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The 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities is the third update of the Compendium, providing standardized MET values for 1114 Specific Activity codes across 22 Major Headings for adults aged 19–59 years. It adds 303 new Specific Activity codes, increases measured MET coverage to 912 of 1114 activities (82%), and introduces a new Video games Major Heading.
Key findings
- The 2024 Adult Compendium contains 22 Major Headings and 1114 Specific Activity codes, compared with 821 Specific Activities in the 2011 Compendium.
- Measured MET values now cover 912 PAs (82%) versus 561 of 821 PAs (68%) in 2011; estimated METs comprise 18.5% of the Adult Compendium.
- The update added 303 new Specific Activity codes with measured METs and made 176 changes to MET values or Specific Activity descriptions from the 2011 Compendium.
- The systematic review identified 32,173 abstracts; after removing 10,868 duplicates, 21,137 abstracts were screened, 1507 full-text articles were reviewed, 701 articles were used for data extraction, and 2356 new PA energy expenditure values were incorporated.
Methods
- A research librarian conducted a systematic search for articles and abstracts published from January 2011 through March 2023 using PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus, with 22 separate keyword searches pairing Compendium Major Heading activity concepts with energy-cost terms.
- Articles were included if participants had a mean age of 19–59 years, PA energy cost was measured using indirect or direct calorimetry, and articles/abstracts were available in English; exclusions included resting/peak/maximal values only, disability restricting PA, estimated EE from heart rate monitors, motion sensors, or prediction equations, and pregnant or chronic disease participants.
- Data extraction covered participant age and EE data such as METs and VO2; values reported in other units were converted to standard METs using a standardized resting metabolic rate of 3.5 mL/kg/min, and the 2024 Compendium maintained the same 5-digit coding scheme with MET values rounded to 0, 3, 5, and 8.
Limitations
- The paper states that categorizing energy costs of water PAs such as surfing and scuba diving, or live sports such as boxing and American football, remains challenging due to limitations of existing measurement strategies.
- The paper states the 2024 Adult Compendium is intended for non-disabled adults and adults without significant health conditions affecting EE or metabolism, and is limited to adults 19–59 years of age.
- Evident from the text: the Compendium still relies on estimated METs for some Specific Activities, and the paper reports estimated values as 202 in Table 3 but as 207 in the strengths and limitations section, an internal inconsistency in the reported count.
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“RMR is comparatively lower in older adults,20,21”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Introduction
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [20] Leal-Martin, 2022, Resting oxygen uptake value of 1 metabolic equivalent of task in older adults: A systematic review and descriptive analysis, Sports Med source
- Supportedcites [21] Pontzer, 2021, Daily energy expenditure through the human life course, Science source
The “Older adults (>60 y)” section reports that basal expenditure begins to decline around age 60 and that adjusted basal expenditure also falls. This supports the claim that resting metabolic rate is comparatively lower in older adults. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“The need for this additional grouping is based on significant research over the last 15 years that has evaluated a range of video games, from traditional seated handheld controller games27 to interactive gaming requiring upper body28 and lower body movement.29”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [27] Jordan, 2011, Only lower limb controlled interactive computer gaming enables an effective increase in energy expenditure, Eur J Appl Physiol source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Wu, 2015, Energy expenditure and intensity in healthy young adults during Exergaming, Am J Health Behav source
- Supportedcites [29] Sanders, 2012, Physiologic responses, liking and motivation for playing the same video game on an active versus a traditional, non-active gaming system, Int J Exerc Sci source
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“Collectively, the Youth Compendium,19 Adult Compendium, and Older Adult Compendium22 provide MET values for PAs across the lifespan.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [19] Butte, 2018, A Youth Compendium of Physical Activities: Activity codes and metabolic intensities, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
The Discussion states that the Youth Compendium provides METy values for 196 physical activities across four age groups from 6 to 18 years. Citation 19 identifies the Youth Compendium’s contribution to the collective lifespan coverage; it need not establish what the Adult and Older Adult Compendiums contain. (LLM, conf=0.93)
- Supportedcites [22] Willis, 2024, Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy costs of human physical activities in adults over 60 years, J Sport Health Sci source
The Introduction describes the Youth Compendium for ages 5–18, the Adult Compendium’s MET values for physical activities, and this paper’s Older Adult Compendium for adults aged 60 and older. Together, these passages support the cited statement that the compendiums provide MET values across the lifespan. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“Additionally, significant variation in EE is observed within a game based on the difficulty level, the player's experience, and the effort involved.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [27] Jordan, 2011, Only lower limb controlled interactive computer gaming enables an effective increase in energy expenditure, Eur J Appl Physiol source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Wu, 2015, Energy expenditure and intensity in healthy young adults during Exergaming, Am J Health Behav source
- Partly supportedcites [29] Sanders, 2012, Physiologic responses, liking and motivation for playing the same video game on an active versus a traditional, non-active gaming system, Int J Exerc Sci sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (Gross Heart Rate and V̇O2; page not available) report a significant difference in oxygen consumption when Madden was played on Wii versus PS2, supporting variation between versions of the same game. But the Methods (Protocol; page not available) say all games were played at the least difficult setting, and the paper does not link energy expenditure to difficulty level or player experience. Its discussion of how vigorously participants might play is speculative, not an observed within-game effect of effort. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Several factors can influence RMR and the EE of PA;38, 39, 40”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites [38] Harris, 1918, A biometric study of human basal metabolism, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Abstract identifies age, weight, stature, sex, food intake, and muscular activity as factors relevant to basal metabolism or its measurement. It does not address factors that influence energy expenditure during physical activity, so that part of the sentence is unsupported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [39] Roubenoff, 2000, The effect of gender and body composition method on the apparent decline in lean mass-adjusted resting metabolic rate with age, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [40] Herrmann, 2017, The influence of physical characteristics on the resting energy expenditure of youth: A meta-analysis, Am J Hum Biol source
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“For example, Browning et al.41 reported significantly higher EE (∼8%–15%) in women with obesity (age = 28.5 ± 7.6 years; body mass index = 33.9 ± 3.6 kg/m2) compared to women without obesity (age = 22.8 ± 3.6 years; body mass index = 21.6 ± 2.0 kg/m2) across multiple treadmill speeds and grades.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
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- Partly supportedcites [41] Browning, 2013, Reiser 2nd RF. Obesity does not impair walking economy across a range of speeds and grades, J Appl Physiol (1985) sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (page not available) report significantly higher gross metabolic rate in participants with obesity across all tested speeds and grades, but the analysis included both women and men rather than reporting this comparison specifically for women. The Results’ approximately 8%–15% figure refers to relative aerobic intensity, not energy expenditure; the Discussion (page not available) reports gross metabolic rate as 35%–50% higher. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Incorporating data from the systematic review added 303 new Specific Activity codes with measured METs (Table 4).”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Results
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“From these full-text articles, 2356 new PA EE values were incorporated into existing 5-digit Specific Activity codes or used to create new codes.”
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“For example, traditional seated handheld controller games are in the new code 22040 (seated, video game, handheld controller; 1.3 METs).”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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“but they now comprise only 18.5% of the Adult Compendium.”
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“MET-minutes and MET-hours are often used to assess PA dose with various health outcomes.25”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Utility
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- Partly supportedcites [25] LaMonte, 2018, Physical activity and incidence of heart failure in postmenopausal women, JACC Heart Fail sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Methods (Physical Activity Assessment; page unavailable) use MET-hours/week to measure physical activity, and the Results relate that measure to heart-failure outcomes. The paper does not establish that MET-minutes are often used or that these measures are used across various health outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“Since RMR changes across the lifespan (dramatically throughout adolescence16,17)”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Introduction
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [16] Herrmann, 2017, The influence of physical characteristics on the resting energy expenditure of youth: A meta-analysis, Am J Hum Biol source
- Partly supportedcites [17] Pfeiffer, 2018, Energy cost expression for a Youth Compendium of Physical Activities: Rationale for using age groups, Pediatr Exerc Sci sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Introduction says resting energy expenditure per unit of body mass declines with age in children and is higher in children than adults. The Discussion gives a substantial basal metabolic rate difference between an 8-year-old and a 16-year-old. These passages support an age-related change, but they do not establish changes across the entire lifespan or specifically throughout adolescence. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Combining questionnaires and device-based measures33 may support public health efforts to further quantify the dose-response of PA and sedentary behaviors for health outcomes, potentially leading to new device-based guidelines for PA and health and guidance for reducing sedentary time throughout the day.14,37”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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- Partly supportedcites [33] Colley, 2022, How sedentary are Canadian adults? It depends on the measure, Health Rep sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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- Partly supportedcites [14] Bull, 2020, World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour, Br J Sports Med sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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- Partly supportedcites [37] Gill, 2023, Potential impact of wearables on physical activity guidelines and interventions: Opportunities and challenges, Br J Sports Med sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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“Since its inception, the Compendium has been used widely to support PA and health research9, 10, 11and to anchor national and international PA guidelines.12, 13, 14”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Introduction
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- Not matchedcites [9] Jones, 1998, Prevalences of moderate physical activity recommended by the Surgeon General's Report in US adults: National Health Interview Survey, 1990, Arch Family Med
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [12] Piepoli, 2017, 2016 European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, Int J Behav Med source
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The Methods section describes the evidence reviews used to develop the WHO guidelines, but does not say the Compendium was used. Searches for “Compendium of Physical Activities” and MET-related guideline development found definitions of METs in the Introduction, not evidence that the Compendium anchored these or other guidelines. (LLM, conf=0.75)
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“Studies consistently note differences in RMR based on age, sex, height, and body weight or body composition and recommend accounting for these factors to estimate RMR when measured RMR values are unavailable to use as the denominator in computing METs (i.e., relative METs).38,39,42”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
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- Supportedcites [38] Harris, 1918, A biometric study of human basal metabolism, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A source
The passage giving the multiple-regression equations (Abstract) uses sex-specific equations incorporating age, stature, and body weight to predict basal heat production. It says the tables allow the most probable basal metabolism of an unknown subject to be determined. The reference to using that estimate as a MET denominator describes the citing authors’ application, not a recommendation attributed to this paper. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [39] Roubenoff, 2000, The effect of gender and body composition method on the apparent decline in lean mass-adjusted resting metabolic rate with age, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [42] Byrne, 2005, Metabolic equivalent: One size does not fit all, J Appl Physiol (1985) source
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“Kozey et al.43 have proposed a corrected MET to adjust for individual differences in RMR using the Harris-Benedict RMR equation.38”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [43] Kozey, 2010, Errors in MET estimates of physical activities using 3.5 mL/kg/min as the baseline oxygen consumption, J Phys Act Health source
- Supportedcites [38] Harris, 1918, A biometric study of human basal metabolism, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A source
Citation 38 identifies the Harris–Benedict equation used to estimate resting metabolic rate; the separate citation 43 is attached to Kozey et al.'s corrected-MET proposal. The supplied passage (Abstract; page not provided) gives sex-specific equations predicting basal heat production from weight, stature, and age. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“We reviewed 1507 full-text articles, resulting in 701 articles for data extraction.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Results
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium maintains the same 5-digit coding scheme that contains Major Headings (first 2 digits) and Specific Activity codes (last 3 digits), followed by their associated standard MET value and activity description (Table 1).”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Methods > Presentation of the 2024 Adult Compendium
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“The systematic review identified 32,173 abstracts.”
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“Games with increased effort and complexity and body motion sensing games are assigned Specific Activity code 22200 (active video game, motion sensing game/using upper-body, light-to-moderate effort; 3.0 METs) or Specific Activity code 22360 (conditioning/exercise virtual reality fitness, vigorous-intensity; 9.8 METs).31”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [31] Hu, 2021, Physiological and metabolic requirements, and user-perceived exertion of immersive virtual reality exergaming incorporating an adaptive cable resistance system: An exploratory study, Games Health J source
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“We added 1 new Major Heading (Video games).”
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium contains 22 Major Headings and 1114 Specific Activity codes (Table 2)”
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“After removing duplicates across search databases (n = 10,868 duplicates), 21,137 abstracts were available for screening and review.”
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“In this update, 912 PAs (82 %) have measured MET values compared to 561 of the 821 PAs (68%) in the 2011 Compendium (Table 3).”
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“We also replaced some estimated MET values in the 2011 Compendium with measured values and transferred METs for adults ≥60 years old to the Older Adult Compendium.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities presents the energy costs of 1114 PAs including inactivity, leisure, transportation, sports and conditioning, and in-home and occupational settings.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Abstract
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“Data from over 2000 PAs were identified and included to expand Specific Activity codes, add a new Major Heading, and reduce the frequency of estimated values from 260 in the 2011 update to 207 in this current update.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Strengths and limitations
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“A research librarian conducted a comprehensive, systematic search for articles and abstracts published since the 2011 Compendium update,6 specifically from January 2011 through March 2023. Searches were conducted using 4 databases (PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost), and Scopus). The librarian conducted 22 separate searches”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Methods > Search strategy
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Ainsworth, 2011, 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: A second update of codes and MET values, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
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“The first update, published in 2000, included ∼10 years of new data and added 2 Major Headings (Religious activities and Volunteer activities).5”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
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“The 2018 U.S. PA Guidelines recommend 150–300 min/week of moderate-intensity PA, 75 min/week of vigorous-intensity PA, or a combination of both.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Utility
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- Not matchedcites [26] 2018
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“The Compendium provides a consistent MET value, based whenever possible on published studies of energy cost, for scoring PA questionnaires, allowing for improved comparability across studies.4”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Introduction
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“One reviewer (SDH, EAW, BEA, MH, or CLK) independently extracted participant age and EE data (e.g., METs, oxygen uptake (VO2, mL/kg/min)) for identified PAs. A second reviewer (SDH, EAW, or MH) checked the extracted data for accuracy.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Methods > Data extraction
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium supports these efforts by expanding the range of available Specific Activity codes for sedentary behaviors and PAs, which can be used to quantify PA from self-report methods and provide context to device-based measures.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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“The Compendium has maintained relevance for over 30 years, partly due to its evolution as a living document with an expanded and enhanced Specific Activity code list.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
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“This intentional separation allows a focused Older Adult Compendium to better reflect this age group's distinctive RMR characteristics.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
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“The second update, published in 2011, added over 200 new Specific activities codes and differentiated between measured MET values supported by published research (68% in 2011) and estimated MET values.6”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Ainsworth, 2011, 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: A second update of codes and MET values, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
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“This volume of PA is equivalent to ∼500–1000 MET-min/week, which is sufficient to reduce the risks of morbidity and mortality.26”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Utility
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“For example, Nintendo Wii boxing ranges from 2.5 METs during free play30 to over 8.0 METs for vigorous play using an Xbox 360.28”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > New Major Heading
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [30] Naugle, 2019, Improving active gaming's energy expenditure in healthy adults using structured playing instructions for the Nintendo Wii and XBOX Kinect, J Strength Cond Res source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Wu, 2015, Energy expenditure and intensity in healthy young adults during Exergaming, Am J Health Behav source
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“if the database searches identified <1000 articles for an individual search Major Heading (e.g., Music playing), 2 reviewers (SDH, EAW, TVB, MH, CLK, and/or JMS) independently screened all abstracts for eligibility and a third reviewer (SDH or EAW) resolved conflicts.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Methods > Study selection
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“The review methodology was established prior to its initiation.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Methods > Search strategy
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities is the third update of the Compendium of Physical Activities, first published in 1993 and previously updated in 2000 and 2011.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [4] Ainsworth, 1993, Compendium of Physical Activities: Classification of energy costs of human physical activities, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [5] Ainsworth, 2000, Compendium of physical activities: An update of activity codes and MET intensities, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Ainsworth, 2011, 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: A second update of codes and MET values, Med Sci Sports Exerc source
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“thus, the Compendium can serve as a starting point for prescribing individual activities but does not reflect precise individual EE values.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
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“Due to the variation in RMR between individuals, relative, standard, and corrected METs understandably differ.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Relative EE and absolute EE
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“Collectively, the revisions in the 2024 Adult Compendium provide standard MET values for adults to assist researchers, practitioners, and public health specialists in assigning and describing intensity to a wide range of PAs commonly performed in a variety of settings, including inactivity, leisure, transportation, sports and conditioning, and in-home and occupational settings.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Conclusion
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“The 2024 Adult Compendium builds upon that utility as a standardized and comprehensive source of broadly described Major Headings and the EE costs associated with 1114 Specific Activity codes.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Conclusion
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“As with prior versions of the Compendium, the 2024 Adult Compendium is intended for use in non-disabled adults and adults without significant health conditions that affect EE or metabolism (e.g., heart failure patients, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pregnant women, adults with Down Syndrome).”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Strengths and limitations
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“For over 30 years, the Compendium has set a global standard used to identify the EE cost of Specific Activity codes ranging from sedentary behaviors to an abundance of PA variations.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Conclusion
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“Categorizing the energy costs of water PAs like surfing and scuba diving or during live sports activities such as boxing, American football, and other team sports continues to be a challenge due to the inherent limitations of existing measurement strategies.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Strengths and limitations
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Measured MET values are preferable to estimated MET values for the Compendium.
“continue to replace estimated MET values with measured MET values where available”
“We also replaced some estimated MET values in the 2011 Compendium with measured values”
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“Estimated METs have been used when measured METs are unavailable for a Specific Activity (e.g., activities that are unmeasured or challenging to measure, such as surfing, diving, or wrestling), but they now comprise only 18.5% of the Adult Compendium.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Results
Reported 18.5 · recomputed 18.132855
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§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Discussion > Strengths and limitations
“reduce the frequency of estimated values from 260 in the 2011 update to 207 in this current update.”
§ 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities > Results
“| 4 | 2024 | Adult Compendium | 22 | 1114 (912/202) |”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Herrmann, S. D., Willis, E. A., Ainsworth, B. E., Barreira, T. V., Hastert, M., Kracht, C. L., Schuna, J. M., Cai, Z., Quan, M., Tudor-Locke, C., Whitt-Glover, M. C., & Jacobs, D. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
- Syracuse University (US)
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Herrmann, Stephen D.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Sport and Health Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2024-01
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-12
- ISSN
- 2213-2961 (ISSN-L)
- 2095-2546
- PMC
- PMC10818145
- OpenAlex
- W4390978076
- Semantic Scholar
- b6b5df3475fce1144b87ee7efa1382c6c8320705
- Cited by
- 576
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 286 · 2025: 225 · 2024: 65
- FWCI
- 38.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- physical activity energy expenditure, Compendium of Physical Activities, adult physical activity, video games, indirect calorimetry, physical activity classification
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Data Collection, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Human Activities, Middle Aged, Exercise
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