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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Age-adjusted metabolic equivalents of adolescent boys and girls as multiples of resting metabolic rate Activity Age-adjusted metabolic equivalents (MET)* Ages: 13-15 years for boys and 12-14 years for girls Ages: 16-18 years for boys and 15-18 years for girls Homework/reading 1.17 1.13 TV watching 1.06 1.02 Video game sitting 1.28 1.26 Video game standing 1.47 1.47 Sweeping 3.12 2.83 Walking 2.5 mph 3.49 3.32 Vacuuming 3.81 3.37 Walking 3.5 mph 4.66 4.52 Stair climbing 6.51 6.51 Rope skipping 8.04 7.52 Running 5 mph 8.25 8.13 * Age-adjusted metabolic equivalent (MET) = VO 2 of activity/VO 2 at rest. Data from: Harrell, JS, McMurray, RG, Baggett, CD, et al. Energy costs of physical activities in children and adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005; 37:329.