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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;53(18):1137-1139.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100397. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Short and sporadic bouts in the 2018 US physical activity guidelines: is high-intensity incidental physical activity the new HIIT?

Emmanuel Stamatakis  1 , Nathan A Johnson  2 , Lauren Powell  1 , Mark Hamer  3   4 , Vegar Rangul  5 , Andreas Holtermann  6
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Editorial

Short and sporadic bouts in the 2018 US physical activity guidelines: is high-intensity incidental physical activity the new HIIT?

Emmanuel Stamatakis et al. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: exercise; exercise physiology; physical activity; prevention.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Hypothetical examples of a sporadic incidental vigorous PA pattern for two otherwise physically inactive individuals. (A) Corrected* MET intensities are based on a 60-year-old woman, 72 kg and 162 cm tall (BMI 27). Activities shown include walking, 2.9–3.5 mph, uphill, 1%–5% grade (Compendium code 17210); stair climbing, fast pace (17134); walking, 4.0 mph, level, firm surface, very brisk pace (17220); walking/running, playing with child(ren), vigorous effort, only active periods (05180); moving, lifting light loads (05121). (B) Corrected* MET intensities are based on a 55-year-old man, 85.9 kg and 175.6 cm tall (BMI 27). Shown activities include bicycling to/from work, self-selected pace (01011); walking, 5.0 mph, 3% grade (17235); carrying groceries upstairs (05056). *MET intensities corrected based on Harris-Benedict RMR. Corrected MET=Compendium of PA assigned MET value x (3.5/Harris-Benedict predicted RMR). MET, metabolic equivalent; PA, physical activity; RMR, resting metabolic rate.
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