What is a MET? And can I only use a treadmill?
A MET is also called a metabolic equivalent and is used to express a person’s metabolic rate during an activity. After your cardiovascular fitness test (on a treadmill), we will prescribe your cardiovascular exercise in terms of METs based on your personal fitness level. Walking on the treadmill is the most common type of cardiovascular exercise and has been used in the majority of previous studies. In order to keep our protocol standard for ALL participants, the treadmill allows us to control the speed and incline at which you will be walking, in addition to providing a more accurate measurement since your pre-test and post-test will be on a treadmill as well.
