MET Goals: Translating WHO Guidelines into Your Daily Targets

Keywords: MET Goal Setting, WHO Guidelines, Health Standards, Workout Plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults do at least 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75–150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week.

Sound complicated? Calculating time and intensity yourself? Don't worry, that's exactly why MET Goals exists.

Understanding WHO's "Intensity"

WHO's recommendations translate perfectly into METs:

• Moderate Intensity: 3 - 6 METs (e.g., brisk walking, mopping)
• Vigorous Intensity: > 6 METs (e.g., running, basketball)

The MET Goals Algorithm

MET Goals simplifies these complex duration recommendations into a concrete numerical target: MET-minutes/week.

• 150 minutes x 4 METs (average moderate intensity) = 600 MET-minutes
• This is the baseline for health.

Setting Your Target

1. Maintenance: Set a weekly goal of 600-1000 MET-minutes.
2. Weight Loss/Fitness: Aim for 1500+ MET-minutes.
3. Daily Breakdown: The app automatically breaks the weekly goal into daily rings. You don't need to exhaust yourself every day, just hit the weekly total.

Turn WHO's dry guidelines into a beautiful ring on your wrist that you can close every day.