Bob was given and exercise prescription for 3-5 METS for his home exercise program. He is currently walking, and at the fitness center using a treadmill, walking 3.2 mph up a3% incline. Bob weighs 70kg. is Bob exercising in his prescribed zone?

Answer 1

METS = ???

Answer 2

1 MET = 3.5 mL of O2/kg of body weight/min

Answer 3

I have no idea what that means, but you should. In your course materials, there should be a formula (or maybe several formulae) you can plug these numbers in and then solve.

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Answer 4

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