Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy Costs of Human Activities in Adults Aged 60 and older

Erik A. Willis; Stephen D. Herrmann; Mary Hastert; Chelsea L. Kracht; Tiago V. Barreira; John M. Schuna; Zhenghua Cai; Minghui Quan; Scott A. Conger; Wendy J. Brown; Barbara E. Ainsworth

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2023.10.007

Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy Costs of Human Activities in Adults Aged 60 and older

Erik A. Willis
, Stephen D. Herrmann
, Mary Hastert
, Chelsea L. Kracht
, Tiago V. Barreira
, John M. Schuna
, Zhenghua Cai
, Minghui Quan
, Scott A. Conger
, Wendy J. Brown
, Barbara E. Ainsworth

Kinesiology Department

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Kansas
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Syracuse University
Oregon State University
Shanghai University of Sport
University of Queensland
Bond University
Arizona State University

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe the development of a Compendium for estimating the energy costs of activities in adults ≥60 years (OA Compendium).

Methods: Physical activities (PAs) and their metabolic equivalent of task (MET) values were obtained from a systematic search of studies published in 4 sport and exercise databases (PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost), and Scopus) and a review of articles included in the 2011 Adult Compendium that measured PA in older adults. MET values were computed as the oxygen cost (VO₂, mL/kg/min) during PA divided by 2.7 mL/kg/min (MET₆₀₊) to account for the lower resting metabolic rate in older adults.

Results: We identified 68 articles and extracted energy expenditure data on 427 PAs. From these, we derived 99 unique Specific Activity codes with corresponding MET₆₀₊ values for older adults. We developed a website to present the OA Compendium MET₆₀₊ values: https://pacompendium.com.

Conclusion: The OA Compendium uses data collected from adults ≥60 years for more accurate estimation of the energy cost of PAs in older adults. It is an accessible resource that will allow researchers, educators, and practitioners to find MET₆₀₊ values for older adults for use in PA research and practice.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	13-17
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Sport and Health Science
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2023.10.007
State	Published - Jan 2024

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Energy expenditure
Exercise
MET
Older adults

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