Calculadora para estimar los costos energéticos de actividades físicas

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Work Based on the Research of Erik Willis, Stephen Herrmann, and Collaborators.

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¿Qué es Easymets?
Calculadora para evaluar el gasto energético de actividades físicas.
¿Por qué utilizarla?
Te ayudará a minimizar los errores y variaciones entre diferentes sujetos.
¿En qué mejora?
realiza cálculos del gasto energético según las características del individuo.
Compendio de actividades físicas:

Para niños y adolescentes METs

Work based on the research of Erik Willis, Stephen Herrmann, and collaborators.

It was developed with the aim of estimating the energy costs of various physical activities in adults aged 60 and older.

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Actividades
Físicas
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Categorías
Físicas
Desde
60 a 99 años
1. What was the compendium developed for?
  • The Compendium was developed to address the need for a standardized system that assigns Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) values to specific physical activities in older adults.
  • This is crucial because the MET values used for adults and young individuals are not applicable to the older population, as their resting metabolic rate (RMR) is significantly lower.
  • It serves as an accessible tool for researchers, educators, and health professionals seeking to estimate the energy cost of physical activities in older adults.
  • It facilitates the comparison of energy costs across different studies and contributes to research on the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes in this population.
  • Standardization: It provides a standardized system for classifying and measuring the energy expenditure of specific physical activities for older adults.
  • Precision: UIt uses data collected specifically from older adults, allowing for more accurate estimates of energy cost compared to the standard values used for younger adults.
  • Accessibility: It is available online, making it easily accessible for researchers and professionals.
  • Support for Health Programs: It helps design and implement physical activity programs tailored to the specific needs of older adults, thereby improving their health and well-being.
  • Limited Generalization: The Compendium does not include data on older adults with physical disabilities or chronic diseases, limiting its applicability to the entire older population.
  • Variability in Intensity: Activities can be performed at different intensities, which may introduce variability in energy cost estimates.
  • Data Scarcity: There are only 99 unique recorded activities, which is significantly fewer compared to other populations, highlighting the ongoing need for further research.

Corrects the use when applying a specific MET value based on the average RMR observed in older adults (2.7 mL kg min).

This allows for the calculation of an adjusted MET (60), which better reflects the actual energy cost associated with physical activities in this population.

Additionally, relative MET values can be calculated by considering individual differences such as age, height, and weight, allowing for further personalization of recommendations based on individual characteristics.

You should consider some anthropometric characteristics.

To facilitate the calculation and application of energy expenditure for physical activities, you need to know the category and the corresponding activity number.

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Compendio de actividades físicas:

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De actividades físicas, para adultos mayores, entre 60 años y más.
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Compendio de actividades físicas, para adultos mayores, entre 60 años y más.
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