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Health Matters

Be Active

Light-, Moderate-, Vigorous Intensity Activities

Light-Intensity Activities:

• Walking slowly
• Golf, powered cart
• Swimming, slow treading
• Gardening or pruning
• Bicycling, very light effort
• Dusting or vacuuming
• Conditioning exercise, light stretching or warm up

Moderate-Intensity Activities:

• Walking briskly
• Golf, pulling or carrying clubs
• Swimming, recreational
• Mowing lawn, power motor
• Tennis, doubles
• Bicycling 5 to 9 mph, level terrain, or with a few hills
• Scrubbing floors or washing windows
• Weight lifting, Nautilus machines or free weights

Vigorous-Intensity Activities:

• Racewalking, jogging or running
• Swimming laps
• Mowing lawn, hand mower
• Tennis, singles
• Bicycling more than 10 mph, or on steep uphill terrain
• Moving or pushing furniture
• Circuit training