A VO2 of 29 mlkgmin equals how many METS Report your answer

A VO2 of 29 ml/kg/min equals how many METS? Report your answer to the nearest 10th of a MET. Do not include units in your response.

Solution

MET stands for metabolic equivalent, which is the amout of oxygen that is consumed by a person at rest not involved in any physical activity)

VO2 of 3.5 ml/kg/min equlas to 1MET.

Therefore, VO2 of 29 ml/kg/min = 29/3.5 = 8.2, which is eqaul to 8 METs