Cybex 530C and 530R Owner’s Manual
Operation
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What are METS?
The term MET is the abbreviation for Metabolic Equivalent. A Metabolic Equivalent is the oxygen
(energy) consumption of an individual at rest. When expressed as a number larger than one, it is the
ratio of oxygen consumption between that activity and the oxygen consumption at rest.
One MET is equal to an oxygen consumption of about 3.5 milliliters per kilogram body weight per min-
ute.
As a practical tool, the MET allows for a general comparison of differing activities and relative
intensities. Activities are often classified as light, moderate or vigorous, but may also be in any one of
the three categories based on how hard the individual works relative to their capacity.
• Activities classified as light use less than three METs
• Activities classified as moderate require three to six METs
• Activities classified as vigorous require greater than six METs
Sport/Fitness Activities METs Activities of Daily Living METs
Treadmill 3 mph, 4% incline 3.5 Cooking, standing 2.0
Treadmill 5 mph, 0% incline 3.5 Cleaning gutters 5.0
Golf, walking and carrying clubs 4.5 Watching television 1.0
Cybex Arc Trainer™, incline 5, Gardening w/ heavy
resistance 50, 100 strides/min. 12.5 power tools 6.0
Soccer, competitive 10 Mowing lawn 5.5
Ice Skating, 9 mph or less 5.5 Fire fighter, general 12.0
Skiing, general 7.0 Shoveling, > 16 lb./min. 9.0
Skiing, cross county, > 8.0 mph 14.0 Carrying small children 3.0
Yoga 2.5 Using crutches 5.0
Circuit training, minimal rest 8.0 Walking up stairs 4 - 7
Mountain biking 8.5 General housework 3 - 4
The Workout Profile matrix in the center of the display uses columns of lights to show the progress of
your workout. The height of the column represents Watts, specifically the highest Watts you reached in
that period. Each column represents 1 minute of your total workout time when in Manual Mode and 15
seconds in every other program.
The Workout Profile
Meaning of METS
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