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Milliliters of oxygen per kg per minute to METs

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2.286MET

That's 2.3× as hard as sitting at rest, while walking briskly is 1.53× harder. An hour of that burns about 160 kcal for a 70 kg person.

What it means

How hard is that?

Calorie figures are for a 70 kg person and assume a normal mixed diet. Real energy cost varies with fitness, technique and body composition.

The math

How to convert mL/kg/min to MET

To convert milliliters of oxygen per kg per minute to METs, multiply by 0.285714.

Example: 8 mL/kg/min × 0.285714 = 2.28571 MET.

In the other direction, 1 MET = 3.5 mL/kg/min.

Every unit

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Tables

mL/kg/min to MET conversion table

mL/kg/min to MET conversion table
mL/kg/minMET
1 mL/kg/min0.285714 MET
1.5 mL/kg/min0.428571 MET
2 mL/kg/min0.571429 MET
3 mL/kg/min0.857143 MET
4 mL/kg/min1.14286 MET
5 mL/kg/min1.42857 MET
6 mL/kg/min1.71429 MET
8 mL/kg/min2.28571 MET
10 mL/kg/min2.85714 MET
12 mL/kg/min3.42857 MET
15 mL/kg/min4.28571 MET
20 mL/kg/min5.71429 MET
MET to mL/kg/min conversion table
MET to mL/kg/min conversion table
METmL/kg/min
1 MET3.5 mL/kg/min
1.5 MET5.25 mL/kg/min
2 MET7 mL/kg/min
3 MET10.5 mL/kg/min
4 MET14 mL/kg/min
5 MET17.5 mL/kg/min
6 MET21 mL/kg/min
8 MET28 mL/kg/min
10 MET35 mL/kg/min
12 MET42 mL/kg/min
15 MET52.5 mL/kg/min
20 MET70 mL/kg/min

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many MET is 1 mL/kg/min?
1 mL/kg/min is 0.285714 MET.
How many MET is 10 mL/kg/min?
10 mL/kg/min is 2.85714 MET.
How many MET is 8 mL/kg/min?
8 mL/kg/min is 2.28571 MET.

The units

About these units

Milliliters of oxygen per kg per minute (mL/kg/min)

VO₂, the physiological definition. One MET is 3.5 of them.

METs (MET)

Multiples of resting metabolic rate, the standard measure of intensity.

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