SynthesisJournal of sport and health science2024
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities.
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225 citing papers in PubMed, 35 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effects of Different Exercise Intensities on Internet Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Addiction biology · 2026Pooled it
- Post-diagnosis physical activity in relation to mortality among prostate cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise- and dietary pattern-based lifestyle interventions and neurocognitive function in adults: a Bayesian multilevel network and dose-response meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Associations of physical activity during pregnancy with antenatal and postpartum depression: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The dose-response relationship of aquatic exercise for musculoskeletal pain relief: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal type and dose of exercise for improving executive functions in older adults: a systematic review and Bayesian model-based network meta-analysis of RCTs.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise modalities and doses on arterial stiffness in individuals with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Aerobic physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and non-communicable diseases risk in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal dose and effectiveness of different types of physical activity to improve blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Metabolic intensity and energy cost of Pilates exercises: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis of limited and heterogeneous evidence.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Optimized exercise prescription for alleviating cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors after primary treatment: a systematic review and dose-response network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Walking and subjective sleep quality in adults: a Bayesian three-level meta-analysis with probabilistic clinical relevance assessment and dose-response modeling.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise modalities and doses on brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in adults with overweight or obesity: a Bayesian dose-response network meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of acute and long-term exercise modalities and doses on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with stroke: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of exercise modalities and doses on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative and dose-response effects of supplementary exercise training on VOFrontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal doses of different exercise types for improving depressive symptoms in climacteric women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundThe Compendium of Physical Activities was published in 1993 to improve the comparability of energy expenditure values assigned to self-reported physical activity (PA) across studies. The original version was updated in 2000, and again in 2011, and has been widely used to support PA research, practice, and public health guidelines.
methodsThis 2024 update was tailored for adults 19-59 years of age by removing data from those ≥60 years. Using a systematic review and supplementary searches, we identified new activities and their associated measured metabolic equivalent (MET) values (using indirect calorimetry) published since 2011. We replaced estimated METs with measured values when possible.
resultsWe screened 32,173 abstracts and 1507 full-text papers and extracted 2356 PA energy expenditure values from 701 papers. We added 303 new PAs and adjusted 176 existing MET values and descriptions to reflect the addition of new data and removal of METs for older adults. We added a Major Heading (Video Games). The 2024 Adult Compendium includes 1114 PAs (912 with measured and 202 with estimated values) across 22 Major Headings.
conclusionThis comprehensive update and refinement led to the creation of The 2024 Adult Compendium, which has utility across research, public health, education, and healthcare domains, as well as in the development of consumer health technologies. The new website with the complete lists of PAs and supporting resources is available at https://pacompendium.com.
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