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A sufficiently active person is one that meets at least the current guidelines of physical activity. In the Eurobarometer 2002, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) has been used. The questionnaire is asking for daily activity habits. During operationalisation, the answers to the questionnaire are translated into metabolic equivalents using a scoring protocol. Aim of this operationalisation is to summarise the qualitative with the quantitative parts of information of daily physical activity habits and compare them against the public health recommendations of sufficient physical activity. In the Eurobarometer 2002 study, the cut point for sufficient total activity was:
- 3,000 MET minutes per week accumulated over 7 days; or
- 1,500 MET minutes of vigorous-intensity activity accumulated over 3 days.
It represents 5×30 minutes of moderate or 3×20 minutes of vigorous on top of a basal 60 min of moderate activity per day.
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One metabolic equivalent (MET) is defined as 1 kilocalorie energy expenditure per kilogram body weight per hour. It is approximately the caloric consumption of a person at rest.
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One metabolic equivalent (MET) is defined as 1 kilocalorie energy expenditure per kilogram body weight per hour. It is approximately the caloric consumption of a person at rest.
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