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Is bouldering moderate or vigorous intensity exercise?
You're not going to like this answer, but... it depends.
Regardless of the intensity level, you should definitely add bouldering into your fitness routine because of the myriad of benefits to both ...
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Energy expenditure (calories burned) equation for running
Pretty late to the party on this one but thought it was worth adding that the JavaScript behind the runners world calculator is pretty simple. Looking at the function toolSubmit (which is called when ...
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Derive the MET equation for caloric expenditure estimate
You won't get to eqn 1 starting from your definition of MET.
MET is VO2 in milliliters per minute per kilogram body mass divided by 3.5. So using the conventional value of: 1 liter of O2 consumed is ...
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Metabolic equivalent of task (MET) values for shadowboxing
MET is really just another one of those super generalized recommendations that shouldn't really be used to determine what type of workout to do. It is mostly useful for scientists to use in ...
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