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Exercise physiology

a unit expressing the energy cost of an activity as a multiple of resting metabolic rate, used in exercise testing and prescription.

In exercise physiology, metabolic equivalent refers to a unit expressing the energy cost of an activity as a multiple of resting metabolic rate, used in exercise testing and prescription. This meaning comes from Jetté (1990) in Clinical Cardiology.[1]

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References

Jetté, M., Sidney, K., & Blümchen, G. (1990). Metabolic equivalents (METS) in exercise testing, exercise prescription, and evaluation of functional capacity. Clinical Cardiology, 13(8), 555-565. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960130809

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