Choose Activity accordion, sitting active workstation, treadmill desk, walking active, vigorous effort activity promoting video game (e.g., Wii Fit), light effort (e.g., balance, yoga) activity promoting video game (e.g., Wii Fit), moderate effort (e.g., aerobic, resistance) activity promoting video/arcade game (e.g., Exergaming, Dance Dance Revolution), vigorous effort aerobic dance wearing 10-15 lb weights aerobic, general aerobic, high impact aerobic, low impact aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step aerobic, step, with 4-inch step aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step airline flight attendant airplane repair Alaska Native Games, Eskimo Olympics, general animal care, household animals, general Anishinaabe Jingle Dancing archery, non-hunting army type obstacle course exercise, boot camp training program auto racing, open wheel automobile body work automobile or light truck (not a semi) driving automobile repair, light or moderate effort backpacking (Taylor Code 050) backpacking, hiking or organized walking with a daypack badminton, competitive (Taylor Code 450) badminton, social singles and doubles, general bakery, general, moderate effort bakery, light effort ballet, modern, or jazz, general, rehearsal or class ballet, modern, or jazz, performance, vigorous effort ballroom dancing, competitive, general ballroom, fast (Taylor Code 125) ballroom, slow (e.g., waltz, foxtrot, slow dancing, samba, tango, 19th century dance, mambo, cha cha) basketball, drills, practice basketball, game (Taylor Code 490) basketball, general basketball, non-game, general (Taylor Code 480) basketball, officiating (Taylor Code 500) basketball, shooting baskets basketball, wheelchair bathing, sitting bench step class, general bicycling,<10 mph, leisure, to work or for pleasure (Taylor Code 115) bicycling, >20 mph, racing, not drafting bicycling, 10-11.9 mph, leisure, slow, light effort bicycling, 12 mph, seated, hands on brake hoods or bar drops, 80 rpm bicycling, 12 mph, standing, hands on brake hoods, 60 rpm bicycling, 12-13.9 mph, leisure, moderate effort bicycling, 14-15.9 mph, racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort bicycling, 16-19 mph, racing/not drafting or >19 mph drafting, very fast, racing general bicycling, BMX bicycling, general bicycling, leisure, 5.5 mph bicycling, leisure, 9.4 mph bicycling, mountain, competitive, racing bicycling, mountain, general bicycling, mountain, uphill, vigorous bicycling, on dirt or farm road, moderate pace bicycling, stationary, 101-160 watts, vigorous effort bicycling, stationary, 161-200 watts, vigorous effort bicycling, stationary, 201 -270 watts, very vigorous effort bicycling, stationary, 30-50 watts, very light to light effort bicycling, stationary, 51-89 watts, light-to-moderate effort bicycling, stationary, 90-100 watts, moderate to vigorous effort bicycling, stationary, general bicycling, stationary, RPM/Spin bike class bicycling, to/from work, self selected pace billiards bird watching, slow walk board game playing, sitting boating, power, driving boating, power, passenger, light bookbinding bowling (Taylor Code 390) bowling, indoor, bowling alley boxing, in ring, general boxing, punching bag boxing, sparring breastfeeding, sitting or reclining broomball building a fire inside building road, directing traffic, standing building road, driving heavy machinery butchering animal, large, vigorous effort butchering animals, small calisthenics (e.g., push ups, sit ups, pull-ups, jumping jacks), vigorous effort calisthenics (e.g., push ups, sit ups, pull-ups, lunges), moderate effort calisthenics (e.g., situps, abdominal crunches), light effort calisthenics, light or moderate effort, general (e.g., back exercises), going up & down from floor (Taylor Code 150) camping involving standing, walking, sitting, light-to-moderate effort canoeing, harvesting wild rice, knocking rice off the stalks canoeing, on camping trip (Taylor Code 270) canoeing, portaging canoeing, rowing, 2.0-3.9 mph, light effort canoeing, rowing, 4.0-5.9 mph, moderate effort canoeing, rowing, for pleasure, general (Taylor Code 250) canoeing, rowing, in competition, or crew or sculling (Taylor Code 260) canoeing, rowing, kayaking, competition, >6 mph, vigorous effort card playing, sitting Caribbean dance (Abakua, Beguine, Bellair, Bongo, Brukin's, Caribbean Quadrills, Dinki Mini, Gere, Gumbay, Ibo, Jonkonnu, Kumina, Oreisha, Jambu) carpentry, finishing or refinishing cabinets or furniture carpentry, general, heavy or vigorous effort carpentry, general, light effort carpentry, general, moderate effort carpentry, general, workshop (Taylor Code 620) carpentry, home remodeling tasks, light effort carpentry, home remodeling tasks, moderate effort carpentry, outside house, building a fence carpentry, outside house, installing rain gutters (Taylor Code 640),carpentry, outside house, building a fence carpentry, sawing hardwood carrying >74 lb load, upstairs carrying 1 to 15 lb load, upstairs carrying 15 lb child, slow walking carrying 15 pound load (e.g. suitcase), level ground or downstairs carrying 16 to 24 lb load, upstairs carrying 25 to 49 lb load, upstairs carrying 50 to 74 lb load, upstairs carrying groceries upstairs carrying heavy loads (e.g., bricks, tools) carrying load upstairs, general carrying moderate loads up stairs, moving boxes 25-49 lbs carrying, loading or stacking wood, loading/unloading or carrying lumber carrying, loading or stacking wood, loading/unloading or carrying lumber, light-to-moderate effort casino gambling, standing caulking, chinking log cabin caulking, except log cabin cello, sitting chambermaid, hotel housekeeper, making bed, cleaning bathroom, pushing cart cheerleading, gymnastic moves, competitive chess game, sitting child care, infant, general child care, sitting/kneeling (e.g., dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child), light effort, general child care, standing (e.g., dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child), moderate effort children's games, adults playing (e.g., hopscotch, 4-square, dodgeball, playground apparatus, t-ball, tetherball, marbles, arcade games), moderate effort chopping wood, splitting logs, moderate effort chopping wood, splitting logs, vigorous effort circuit training, including kettlebells, some aerobic movement with minimal rest, general, vigorous intensity circuit training, moderate effort cleaning church cleaning gutters cleaning windows, washing windows, general cleaning, general (straightening up, changing linen, carrying out trash, light effort cleaning, heavy or major (e.g. wash car, wash windows, clean garage), moderate effort cleaning, house or cabin, general, moderate effort cleaning, mopping, standing, moderate effort cleaning, sweeping carpet or floors, general cleaning, sweeping, slow, light effort cleaning, sweeping, slow, moderate effort clearing brush/land, undergrowth, or ground, hauling branches, wheelbarrow chores, vigorous effort clearing light brush, thinning garden, moderate effort climbing hills with 0 to 9 lb load climbing hills with 10 to 20 lb load climbing hills with 21 to 42 lb load climbing hills with 42+ lb load climbing hills, no load coaching, actively playing sport with players coaching, football, soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, etc. coal mining, drilling coal, rock coal mining, erecting supports coal mining, general coal mining, shoveling coal conducting orchestra, standing construction, outside, remodeling, new structures (e.g., roof repair, miscellaneous) cook, chef cooking Indian bread on an outside stove cooking or food preparation - standing or sitting or in general (not broken into stand/walk components), manual appliances, light effort cooking or food preparation, moderate effort cooking or food preparation, walking copying documents, standing cricket, batting, bowling, fielding croquet curling Curves™ exercise routines in women custodial work, light effort (e.g., cleaning sink and toilet, dusting, vacuuming, light cleaning) custodial work, moderate effort (e.g., electric buffer, feathering arena floors, mopping, taking out trash, vacuuming) cutting and smoking fish, drying fish or meat darts, wall or lawn descending stairs digging sandbox, shoveling sand digging, spading, filling garden, compositing, (Taylor Code 590) digging, spading, filling garden, composting, light-to-moderate effort digging, spading, filling garden, composting, vigorous effort diving, springboard or platform dog sledding, mushing dog sledding, passenger double bass, standing drag racing, pushing or driving a car drawing, writing, painting, standing dressing, undressing, standing or sitting driving tractor drumming (e.g., bongo, conga, benbe), moderate, sitting drums, sitting dusting or polishing furniture, general eating at church eating, sitting eating/talking at church or standing eating, American Indian Feast days elder care, disabled adult, bathing, dressing, moving into and out of bed, only active periods elder care, disabled adult, feeding, combing hair, light effort, only active periods electrical work (e.g., hook up wire, tapping-splicing) Elliptical trainer, moderate effort engineer (e.g., mechanical or electrical) ethnic or cultural dancing (e.g., Greek, Middle Eastern, hula, salsa, merengue, bamba y plena, flamenco, belly, and swing) excavating garage farming, driving tasks (e.g., driving tractor or harvester) farming, feeding cattle, horses farming, feeding small animals farming, hauling water for animals, general hauling waterfarming, general hauling water farming, light effort (e.g., cleaning animal sheds, preparing animal feed) farming, milking by hand, cleaning pails, moderate effort farming, milking by machine, light effort farming, moderate effort (e.g., feeding animals, chasing cattle by walking and/or horseback, spreading manure, harvesting crops) farming, rice, planting, grain milling activities farming, taking care of animals (e.g., grooming, brushing, shearing sheep, assisting with birthing, medical care, branding), general farming, vigorous effort (e.g., baling hay, cleaning barn) feeding household animals felling trees, large size felling trees, small-medium size fencing fire fighter, general fire fighter, hauling hoses on ground, carrying/hoisting equipment, breaking down walls etc., wearing full gear fire fighter, raising and climbing ladder with full gear, simulated fire supression fire fighter, rescue victim, automobile accident, using pike pole fishing from boat or canoe, sitting fishing from river bank and walking fishing from river bank, standing (Taylor Code 660) fishing in stream, in waders (Taylor Code 670) fishing related, digging worms, with shovel fishing with a spear, standing fishing, catching fish with hands fishing, commercial, light effort fishing, commercial, moderate effort fishing, commercial, vigorous effort fishing, crab fishing fishing, dip net, setting net and retrieving fish, general fishing, fishing wheel, setting net and retrieving fish, general fishing, general fishing, ice, sitting fishing, jog or line, standing, general fishing, set net, setting net and retrieving fish, general flute, sitting flying airplane or helicopter food shopping with or without a grocery cart, standing or walking football or baseball, playing catch football, competitive football, touch, flag, general (Taylor Code 510) football, touch, flag, light effort forestry, ax chopping, fast, 1.25 kg axe, 35 blows/min, vigorous effort forestry, ax chopping, slow, 1.25 kg axe, 19 blows/min, moderate effort forestry, ax chopping, very fast, 1.25 kg axe, 51 blows/min, extremely vigorous effort forestry, moderate effort (e.g., sawing wood with power saw, weeding, hoeing) forestry, vigorous effort (e.g., barking, felling, or trimming trees, carrying or stacking logs, planting seeds, sawing lumber by hand) frisbee playing, general frisbee, ultimate furriery garbage collector, walking, dumping bins into truck gardening with heavy power tools, tilling a garden, chain saw gardening, general, moderate effort gardening, using containers, older adults >60 years general dancing (e.g., disco, folk, Irish step dancing, line dancing, polka, contra, country) general yard work at church general, moderate effort getting ready for bed, general, standing golf, general golf, miniature, driving range golf, using power cart (Taylor Code 070) golf, walking, carrying clubs golf, walking, pulling clubs grooming, washing hands, shaving, brushing teeth, putting on make-up, sitting or standing guitar, classical, folk, sitting guitar, rock and roll band, standing gymnastics, general hacky sack hairstyling, standing hairstylist (e.g., plaiting hair, manicure, make-up artist) hammering nails handball, general (Taylor Code 520) handball, team hang gliding hanging sheet rock inside house hanging storm windows having hair or nails done by someone else, sitting health club exercise classes, general, gym/weight training combined in one visit health club exercise, conditioning classes health club exercise, general (Taylor Code 160) high ropes course, multiple elements hiking or walking at a normal pace through fields and hillsides hiking, cross country (Taylor Code 040) hockey, field hockey, ice, competitive hockey, ice, general home exercise, general home repair, general, light effort home repair, general, moderate effort home repair, general, vigorous effort horn, standing horse cart, driving, standing or sitting horse chores, feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, implied walking and lifting loads horse grooming, including feeding, cleaning stalls, bathing, brushing, clipping, longeing and exercising horses horse racing, galloping horse racing, trotting horse racing, walking horse, feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, implied walking and lifting loads horseback riding, canter or gallop horseback riding, general horseback riding, jumping horseback riding, trotting horseback riding,walking horseshoe pitching, quoits hunting large game from a car, plane, or boat hunting large game, dragging carcass hunting large game, from a hunting stand, limited walking hunting large marine animals hunting, birds hunting, bow and arrow, or crossbow hunting, deer, elk, large game (Taylor Code 170) hunting, duck, wading hunting, flying fox, squirrel hunting, general hunting, hiking with hunting gear hunting, pheasants or grouse (Taylor Code 680) hunting, pigs, wild hunting, rabbit, squirrel, prairie chick, raccoon, small game (Taylor Code 690) ice fishing, sitting implied walking, putting away household items, moderate effort implied walking/standing - picking up yard, light, picking flowers or vegetables ironing irrigation channels, opening and closing ports jai alai jet skiing, driving, in water jog/walk combination (jogging component of less than 10 minutes) (Taylor Code 180) jogging, general jogging, in place jogging, on a mini-tramp juggling kayaking, moderate effort kickball kitchen activity, general, (e.g., cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up), moderate effort kitchen maid kneeling in church or at home, praying knitting, sewing, light effort, wrapping presents, sitting lacrosse laughing, sitting laundry worker laundry, fold or hang clothes, put clothes in washer or dryer, packing suitcase, washing clothes by hand, implied standing, light effort laundry, hanging wash, washing clothes by hand, moderate effort laundry, putting away clothes, gathering clothes to pack, putting away laundry, implied walking lawn bowling, bocce ball, outdoor lawn keeper, yard work, general laying crushed rock laying or removing carpet laying sod laying tile or linoleum,repairing appliances loading /unloading a car, implied walking locksmith lying quietly and watching television lying quietly, doing nothing, lying in bed awake, listening to music (not talking or reading) machine tooling (e.g., machining, working sheet metal, machine fitter, operating lathe, welding) light-to-moderate effort Machine tooling, operating punch press, moderate effort making bed, changing linens manager, property manual or unskilled labor, general, light effort manual or unskilled labor, general, moderate effort manual or unskilled labor, general, vigorous effort maple syruping/sugar bushing (including carrying buckets, carrying wood) marching band, baton twirling, walking, moderate pace, general marching band, drum major, walking marching band, playing an instrument, walking, brisk pace, general marching rapidly, military, no pack marching, moderate speed, military, no pack martial arts, different types, moderate pace (e.g., judo, jujitsu, karate, kick boxing, tae kwan do, tai-bo, Muay Thai boxing) martial arts, different types, slower pace, novice performers, practice masonry, concrete, light effort masonry, concrete, moderate effort massage therapist, standing meditating mopping, standing, light effort moto-cross, off-road motor sports, all-terrain vehicle, general motor scooter, motorcycle moving furniture, household items, carrying boxes moving household items upstairs, carrying boxes or furniture moving ice house, set up/drill holes moving, carrying or pushing heavy objects, 75 lbs or more, only active time (e.g., desks, moving van work) moving, lifting light loads mowing lawn, general mowing lawn, power mower, light or moderate effort (Taylor Code 590) mowing lawn, riding mower (Taylor Code 550) mowing lawn, walk, hand mower (Taylor Code 570) mowing lawn, walk, power mower, moderate or vigorous effort multiple household tasks all at once, light effort multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort multiple household tasks all at once, vigorous effort native New Zealander physical activities (e.g., Haka Powhiri, Moteatea, Waita Tira, Whakawatea, etc.), general, moderate effort native New Zealander physical activities (e.g., Haka, Taiahab), general, vigorous effort non-food shopping, with or without a cart, standing or walking operating heavy duty equipment, automated, not driving operating snow blower, walking orange grove work, picking fruit organ, sitting organizing room orienteering paddle boarding, standing paddle boat paddleball, casual, general (Taylor Code 460) paddleball, competitive painting inside house,wallpapering, scraping paint painting, (Taylor Code 630) painting, outside home (Taylor Code 650) painting,house, furniture, moderate effort passive, light effort, kissing, hugging piano, sitting picking fruit off trees, gleaning fruits, picking fruits/vegetables, climbing ladder to pick fruit, vigorous effort picking fruit off trees, picking fruits/vegetables, moderate effort pilates, general pistol shooting or trap shooting, standing planting crops or garden, stooping, moderate effort planting seedlings, shrub, stooping, moderate effort planting trees planting, potting, transplanting seedlings or plants, light effort playing musical instruments, general plumbing activities plumbing, general police, directing traffic, standing police, driving a squad car, sitting police, making an arrest, standing police, riding in a squad car, sitting polishing floors, standing, walking slowly, using electric polishing machine polo, on horseback postal carrier, walking to deliver mail praise with dance or run, spiritual dancing in church preparing food at church printing, paper industry worker, standing pulling rickshaw pushing a wheelchair, non-occupational pushing or pulling stroller with child or walking with children, 2.5 to 3.1 mph pushing plane in and out of hangar put on and removal of tarp - sailboat putting away groceries (e.g. carrying groceries, shopping without a grocery cart), carrying packages race walking racquetball, competitive racquetball, general (Taylor Code 470) raking lawn (Taylor Code 600) raking lawn or leaves, moderate effort raking roof with snow rake reclining with baby reclining, reading reclining, talking or talking on phone reclining, writing repairing appliances resistance (weight) training, multiple exercises, 8-15 repetitions at varied resistance resistance (weight) training, squats , slow or explosive effort resistance training (weight lifting, free weight, nautilus or universal), power lifting or body building, vigorous effort (Taylor Code 210) retreat/family reunion activities involving playing games with children retreat/family reunion activities involving sitting, relaxing, talking, eating riding in a bus or train riding in a car or truck riding snow blower rifle exercises, shooting, kneeling or standing rifle exercises, shooting, lying down rock climbing, ascending or traversing rock, low-to-moderate difficulty rock climbing, ascending rock, high difficulty rock climbing, rappelling rock or mountain climbing (Taylor Code 470) (Formerly code = 17120) rodeo sports, general, light effort rodeo sports, general, moderate effort rodeo sports, general, vigorous effort rollerblading, in-line skating, 14.4 km/h (9.0 mph), recreational pace rollerblading, in-line skating, 17.7 km/h (11.0 mph), moderate pace, exercise training rollerblading, in-line skating, 21.0 to 21.7 km/h (13.0 to 13.6 mph), fast pace, exercise training rollerblading, in-line skating, 24.0 km/h (15.0 mph), maximal effort roofing rope jumping, fast pace, 120-160 skips/min rope jumping, moderate pace, 100-120 skips/min, general, 2 foot skip, plain bounce rope jumping, slow pace,< 100 skips/min, 2 foot skip, rhythm bounce rope skipping, general rowing, stationary ergometer, general, vigorous effort rowing, stationary, 100 watts, moderate effort rowing, stationary, 150 watts, vigorous effort rowing, stationary, 200 watts, very vigorous effort rowing, stationary, general, moderate effort rugby, touch, non-competitive rugby, union, team, competitive running, (Taylor code 200) running, 10 mph (6 min/mile) running, 11 mph (5.5 min/mile) running, 12 mph (5 min/mile) running, 13 mph (4.6 min/mile) running, 14 mph (4.3 min/mile) Running, 4 mph (13 min/mile) running, 5 mph (12 min/mile) running, 5.2 mph (11.5 min/mile) running, 6 mph (10 min/mile) running, 6.7 mph (9 min/mile) running, 7 mph (8.5 min/mile) running, 7.5 mph (8 min/mile) running, 8 mph (7.5 min/mile) running, 8.6 mph (7 min/mile) running, 9 mph (6.5 min/mile) running, cross country running, marathon running, on a track, team practice running, stairs, up running, training, pushing a wheelchair or baby carrier sacking grass, leaves saddling, cleaning, grooming, harnessing and unharnessing horse sailing, boat and board sailing, windsurfing, ice sailing, general (Taylor Code 235) sailing, in competition sailing, Sunfish/Laser/Hobby Cat, Keel boats, ocean sailing, yachting, leisure sanding floors with a power sander scraping and painting sailboat or powerboat scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, light effort scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, moderate effort scrubbing floors, on hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom, bathtub, vigorous effort serving food at church serving food, setting table, implied walking or standing sewing with a machine sharpening tools shoe repair, general shoveling dirt or mud shoveling snow, by hand, moderate effort shoveling snow, by hand, vigorous effort shoveling, 10 to 15 lbs/minute, vigorous effort shoveling, digging ditches shoveling, less than 10 lbs/minute, moderate effort shoveling, more than 16 lbs/minute, deep digging, vigorous effort shovelling snow, by hand (Taylor Code 610) showering, toweling off, standing shuffleboard sit, playing with animals, light effort, only active periods sitting at a desk, resting head in hands sitting at a sporting event, spectator sitting in church, in service, attending a ceremony, sitting quietly sitting in church, talking or singing, attending a ceremony, sitting, active participation sitting meetings, light effort, general, and/or with talking involved (e.g., eating at a business meeting) sitting on toilet, eliminating while standing or squating sitting quietly and watching television sitting quietly, fidgeting, general, fidgeting hands sitting quietly, general sitting tasks, light effort (e.g., office work, chemistry lab work, computer work, light assembly repair, watch repair, reading, desk work) sitting tasks, moderate effort (e.g., pushing heavy levers, riding mower/forklift, crane operation) sitting, arts and crafts, carving wood, weaving, spinning wool, light effort sitting, arts and crafts, carving wood, weaving, spinning wool, moderate effort sitting, child care, only active periods sitting, fidgeting feet sitting, in class, general, including note-taking or class discussion sitting, light office work, in general sitting, listening to music (not talking or reading) or watching a movie in a theater sitting, meeting, general, and/or with talking involved sitting, moderate work sitting, playing an instrument at church sitting, playing traditional video game, computer game sitting, playing with child(ren), light effort, only active periods sitting, reading religious materials at home sitting, reading, book, newspaper, etc. sitting, smoking sitting, studying, general, including reading and/or writing, light effort sitting, talking in person, on the phone, computer, or text messaging, light effort sitting, teaching stretching or yoga, or light effort exercise class sitting, writing, desk work, typing skateboarding, competitive, vigorous effort skateboarding, general, moderate effort skating, ice dancing skating, ice, 9 mph or less skating, ice, general (Taylor Code 360) skating, ice, rapidly, more than 9 mph, not competitive skating, roller (Taylor Code 360) skating, speed, competitive ski jumping, climb up carrying skis ski machine, general skiing, cross country, >8.0 mph, elite skier, racing skiing, cross country, 2.5 mph, slow or light effort, ski walking skiing, cross country, 4.0-4.9 mph, moderate speed and effort, general skiing, cross country, 5.0-7.9 mph, brisk speed, vigorous effort skiing, cross country, hard snow, uphill, maximum, snow mountaineering skiing, cross-country, biathlon, skating technique skiing, cross-country, skating skiing, downhill, alpine or snowboarding, light effort, active time only skiing, downhill, alpine or snowboarding, moderate effort, general, active time only skiing, downhill, vigorous effort, racing skiing, general skiing, roller, elite racers skiing, water or wakeboarding (Taylor Code 220) skindiving or SCUBA diving as a frogman, Navy Seal skindiving, fast skindiving, moderate skindiving, scuba diving, general (Taylor Code 310) skydiving, base jumping, bungee jumping sledding, tobogganing, bobsledding, luge (Taylor Code 370) sleeping slide board exercise, general slimnastics, jazzercise snorkeling (Taylor Code 310) snow blower, walking and pushing snow shoeing, moderate effort snow shoeing, vigorous effort snow shoveling, by hand, moderate effort snow shoveling, by hand, vigorous effort snowmobiling, driving, moderate snowmobiling, passenger soccer, casual, general (Taylor Code 540) soccer, competitive softball or baseball, fast or slow pitch, general (Taylor Code 440) softball, officiating softball, practice softball,pitching sports spectator, very excited, emotional, physically moving spreading dirt with a shovel squash (Taylor Code 530) squash, general stair climbing, fast pace stair climbing, slow pace stair climbing, using or climbing up ladder (Taylor Code 030) stair-treadmill ergometer, general stand, playing with animals, light effort, only active periods standing quietly in church, attending a ceremony standing quietly, standing in a line standing tasks, light effort (e.g., bartending, store clerk, assembling, filing, duplicating, librarian, putting up a Christmas tree, standing and talking at work, changing clothes when teaching physical education, standing) standing, arts and crafts, sand painting, carving, weaving, light effort standing, arts and crafts, sand painting, carving, weaving, moderate effort standing, arts and crafts, sand painting, carving, weaving, vigorous effort standing, bathing dog standing, child care, only active periods standing, fidgeting standing, holding child standing, light effort tasks (pump gas, change light bulb, etc.) standing, light work (filing, talking, assembling) standing, light/moderate effort (e.g., assemble/repair heavy parts, welding,stocking parts,auto repair,standing, packing boxes, nursing patient care) standing, light/moderate work (e.g., pack boxes, assemble/repair, set up chairs/furniture) standing, miscellaneous standing, moderate (lifting 50 lbs., assembling at fast rate) standing, moderate effort (e.g., lifting heavy objects, assembling at fast rate) standing, moderate effort, intermittent lifting 50 lbs, hitch/twisting ropes standing, moderate effort, lifting items continuously, 10 - 20 lbs, with limited walking or resting standing, moderate/heavy tasks (e.g., lifting more than 50 lbs, masonry, painting, paper hanging) standing, moderate/heavy work Standing, moderate-to-heavy effort, manual labor, lifting >50 lbs, heavy maintenance standing, packing/unpacking boxes, occasional lifting of lightweight household items, loading or unloading items in car, moderate effort standing, playing with child(ren) light effort, only active periods standing, reading standing, singing in church, attending a ceremony, standing, active participation standing, talking in church standing, talking in person, on the phone, computer, or text messaging, light effort steel mill, moderate effort (e.g., fettling, forging, tipping molds) steel mill, vigorous effort (e.g., hand rolling, merchant mill rolling, removing slag, tending furnace) stretching, mild surfing, body or board, competitive surfing, body or board, general sweeping garage, sidewalk or outside of house swimming laps, freestyle, fast, vigorous effort swimming laps, freestyle, front crawl, slow, light or moderate effort swimming, backstroke, general, training or competition swimming, backstroke, recreational swimming, breaststroke, general, training or competition swimming, breaststroke, recreational swimming, butterfly, general swimming, crawl, fast speed, ~75 yards/minute, vigorous effort swimming, crawl, medium speed, ~50 yards/minute, vigorous effort swimming, lake, ocean, river (Taylor Codes 280, 295) swimming, leisurely, not lap swimming, general swimming, sidestroke, general swimming, synchronized swimming, treading water, fast, vigorous effort swimming, treading water, moderate effort, general table tennis, ping pong (Taylor Code 410) tai chi, qi gong, general tai chi, qi gong, sitting, light effort tailoring, cutting fabric tailoring, general tailoring, hand sewing tailoring, machine sewing tailoring, pressing tailoring, weaving, light effort (e.g., finishing operations, washing, dyeing, inspecting cloth, counting yards, paperwork) tailoring, weaving, moderate effort (e.g., spinning and weaving operations, delivering boxes of yam to spinners, loading of warp bean, pinwinding, conewinding, warping, cloth cutting) taking medication, sitting or standing talking and eating or eating only, standing tanning hides, general tap teaching exercise class (e.g., aerobic, water) tennis, doubles tennis, doubles (Taylor Code 430) tennis, general tennis, hitting balls, non-game play, moderate effort tennis, singles (Taylor Code 420) therapeutic exercise ball, Fitball exercise touring/traveling/vacation involving riding in a vehicle touring/traveling/vacation involving walking track and field (e.g., high jump, long jump, triple jump, javelin, pole vault) track and field (e.g., shot, discus, hammer throw) track and field (e.g., steeplechase, hurdles) trampoline, competitive trampoline, recreational trapping game, general trimming shrubs or trees, manual cutter trimming shrubs or trees, power cutter, using leaf blower, edge, moderate effort trombone, standing Truch, driving delivery truck, taxi, shuttlebus, school bus truck driving, loading and unloading truck, tying down load, standing, walking and carrying heavy loads truck, semi, tractor, >1 ton, or bus, driving trumpet, standing tubing, floating on a river, general typing, electric, manual or computer typing, electric, manual, or computer typing, electric, manual, or computer unicycling upper body exercise, arm ergometer upper body exercise, stationary bicycle - Airdyne (arms only) 40 rpm, moderate using crutches using heavy power tools such as pneumatic tools (e.g., jackhammers, drills) using heavy tools (not power) such as shovel, pick, tunnel bar, spade vacuuming, general, moderate effort video exercise workouts, TV conditioning programs (e.g., cardio-resistance), moderate effort video exercise workouts, TV conditioning programs (e.g., cardio-resistance), vigorous effort video exercise workouts, TV conditioning programs (e.g., yoga, stretching), light effort violin, sitting volleyball (Taylor Code 400) volleyball, beach, in sand volleyball, competitive, in gymnasium volleyball, non-competitive, 6 - 9 member team, general walk/run play with children, moderate, only active periods walk/run play with children, vigorous, only active periods walk/run, playing with animals, general, light effort, only active periods walk/run, playing with animals, moderate effort, only active periods walk/run, playing with animals, vigorous effort, only active periods walk/stand combination for religious purposes, usher walk/stand combination, for volunteer purposes walking and carrying small child, child weighing 15 lbs or more walking and carrying small child, child weighing less than 15 lbs walking for pleasure (Taylor Code 010) walking for transportation, 2.8-3.2 mph, level, moderate pace, firm surface walking from house to car or bus, from car or bus to go places, from car or bus to and from the worksite walking in church walking on job, 2.5 mph, slow speed and carrying light objects less than 25 lbs walking on job, 3.0 mph, in office, moderate speed, not carrying anything walking on job, 3.5 mph, in office, brisk speed, not carrying anything walking on job, less than 2.0 mph, very slow speed, in office or lab area walking or walk downstairs or standing, carrying objects about 100 lbs or more walking or walk downstairs or standing, carrying objects about 25 to 49 lbs walking or walk downstairs or standing, carrying objects about 50 to 74 lbs walking or walk downstairs or standing, carrying objects about 75 to 99 lbs walking the dog walking to neighbor's house or family's house for social reasons walking, 2.0 mph, level, slow pace, firm surface walking, 2.5 mph slowly and carrying objects less than 25 lbs walking, 2.5 mph, downhill walking, 2.5 mph, level, firm surface walking, 2.5 mph, slow speed, carrying heavy objects more than 25 lbs walking, 2.8 to 3.2 mph, level, moderate pace, firm surface walking, 2.9 to 3.5 mph, uphill, 1 to 5% grade walking, 2.9 to 3.5 mph, uphill, 6% to 15% grade walking, 3.0 mph moderately and carrying objects less than 25 lbs, pushing something walking, 3.0 mph, moderate speed, not carrying anything walking, 3.0 mph, moderate speed, not carrying anything walking, 3.0 mph, moderately and carrying light objects less than 25 lbs walking, 3.5 mph, brisk speed, not carrying anything walking, 3.5 mph, brisk speed, not carrying anything walking, 3.5 mph, briskly and carrying objects less than 25 lbs walking, 3.5 mph, briskly and carrying objects less than 25 lbs walking, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise walking, 4.0 mph, level, firm surface, very brisk pace walking, 4.5 mph, level, firm surface, very, very brisk walking, 5.0 mph, level, firm surface walking, 5.0 mph, uphill, 3% grade walking, applying fertilizer or seeding a lawn, push applicator walking, backwards, 3.5 mph, level walking, backwards, 3.5 mph, uphill, 5% grade walking, for exercise, 3.5 to 4 mph, with ski poles, Nordic walking, level, moderate pace walking, for exercise, 5.0 mph, with ski poles, Nordic walking, level, fast pace walking, for exercise, with ski poles, Nordic walking, uphill walking, for pleasure, work break walking, gathering gardening tools walking, gathering things at work, ready to leave walking, grass track walking, household walking, less than 2.0 mph, level, strolling, very slow walking, less than 2.0 mph, very slow walking, less than 2.0 mph, very slow walking, moderate effort tasks, non-cleaning (readying to leave, shut/lock doors, close windows, etc.) walking, normal pace, plowed field or sand walking, pushing a wheelchair walking, to and from an outhouse walking, to work or class (Taylor Code 015) walking/running, playing with child(ren), moderate effort, only active periods walking/running, playing with child(ren), vigorous effort, only active periods wallyball, general wash dishes, clearing dishes from table, walking, light effort wash dishes, standing or in general (not broken into stand/walk components) washing and waxing car washing and waxing hull of sailboat or airplane washing dishes, cleaning kitchen at church washing fence, painting fence, moderate effort water aerobics, water calisthenics water aerobics, water calisthenics, water exercise water jogging water polo water volleyball water walking, light effort, slow pace water walking, moderate effort, moderate pace water walking, vigorous effort, brisk pace watering lawn or garden, standing or walking watering plants weeding, cultivating garden (Taylor Code 580) weeding, cultivating garden, light-to-moderate effort weeding, cultivating garden, using a hoe, moderate-to-vigorous effort wheelbarrow, pushing garden cart or wheelbarrow whirlpool, sitting whitewater rafting, kayaking, or canoeing windsurfing or kitesurfing, crossing trial windsurfing, competition, pumping for speed windsurfing, not pumping for speed wiring, tapping-splicing woodwind, sitting working in scene shop, theater actor, backstage employee wrestling (one match = 5 minutes) yard work, general, light effort yard work, general, moderate effort yard work, general, vigorous effort yoga, Hatha yoga, Nadisodhana yoga, Power yoga, Surya Namaskar
