Table 3. Baseline intensity, relative intensity, and volume of physical activity in different subcategories. Values are mean (standard deviation).
Determinants of physical activity (PA) Resistance training
(n = 8)
Nordic walking
(n = 7)
Control
(n = 8)
Absolute intensity Occupational PA (MET) 2.4 (.9) 2.0 (.6) 2.6 (1.3)
Commuting PA (MET) 2.6 (2.0) 2.4 (1.3) 2.0 (.9)
Leisure-time PA (MET) 4.7 (1.2) 5.0 (.9) 5.1 (.9)
Total leisure-time PA (MET) 4.7 (1.2) 5.0 (.9) 5.1 (.9)
Miscellaneous home PA (MET) 1.8 (.7) 1.5 (.2) 1.6 (.3)
Activity time PA (MET) 2.6 (.8) 2.2 (.7) 2.7 (.8)
Relative intensity Occupational PA (%) 30.5 (13.3) 24.8 (6.7) 29.7 (14.3)
Commuting PA (%) 30.3 (17.2) 28.8 (12.4) 22.3 (5.7)
Leisure-time PA (%) 58.6 (13.5) 63.6 (17.5) 57.6 (10.9)
Total leisure-time PA (%) 58.6 (13.5) 63.6 (17.5) 57.6 (10.9)
Miscellaneous home PA (%) 23.5 (11.1) 18.3 (2.1) 17.9 (3.6)
Activity time PA (%) 33.0 (10.3) 27.8 (7.6) 31.3 (9.5)
Volume Occupational PA (METh·wk-1) 100.9 (31.5) 95.0 (68.0) 97.7 (38.1)
Commuting PA (METh·wk-1) 18.6 (21.2) 10.7 (6.6) 10.1 (5.8)
Leisure-time PA (METh·wk-1) 34.2 (27.1) 23.0 (24.8) 29.2 (12.7)
Total leisure-time PA (METh·wk-1) 34.2 (27.1) 23.0 (24.8) 29.2 (12.7)
Miscellaneous home PA (METh·wk-1) 101.5 (48.8) 97.3 (47.1) 104.2 (10.7)
Sleep (METh·wk-1) 44.7 (7.5) 49.7 (6.0) 43.7 (6.4)
Activity time PA (METh·wk-1) 153.6 (58.8) 128.8 (77.8) 137.1 (40.7)
Non-exercise PA (METh·wk-1) 255.1 (83.1) 226.1 (63.5) 241.3 (43.5)
Non-leisure-time PA (METh·wk-1) 221.0 (70.2) 203.1 (56.3) 212.0 (43.9)
≥50% VO2peak PA (METh·wk-1) 99.4 (104.7) 32.0 (25.8) 73.6 (45.9)
Total PA (METh·wk-1) 299.8 (82.4) 275.9 (59.3) 285.0 (49.2)
MET = metabolic equivalent of task; METh = MET-hours; Relative intensity = percentage of absolute intensity from the individual VO2peak expressed in MET-values; VO2peak = peak oxygen uptake. There were no significant differences between the groups.