For more examples of field trips and other experiential learning activities, instructors can peruse Harvard's "Activity Database," a compendium of activity-based learning activities recently conducted in undergraduate courses.
A metabolic equivalent (MET) value was assigned to each activity by using a compendium of activity energy costs (20).
For each activity, including open-ended items, we assigned a metabolic equivalent (MET) value by using a compendium of activity energy costs (20).
When this questionnaire is used in conjunction with the 'Compendium of Physical Activities – Physical Activity Index' (CPA PAI), it allows for the computation of metabolic activity in MET-minutes, i.e., duration of activity multiplied by the ratio of the metabolic rate for the specific activity divided by the resting metabolic rate (Ainsworth et al, 1993a).
When comparing the examples given to help the participants to categorize their activities to the Compendium of Physical Activities [ 9], which defines MET intensities for the respective activities, it seems that MVPA is solely represented by the category 'very active'.
Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities.
Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Whitt MC, Irwin ML, Swartz AM, Strath SJ et al. Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET inten- sities.
Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Whitt MC, Irwin ML, Swartz AM, Strath SJ, O'Brien WL, Bassett DR, Jr, Schmitz KH, Emplaincourt PO, Jacobs DR, Jr, Leon AS (2000) Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities.
For this questionnaire, the recorded activity is converted into MET-hours/week/year of activity performed using the Compendium of Physical Activities developed by Ainsworth and colleagues [ 10].
