Which configuration meets the minimum weekly MET-min target?

Which configuration meets the minimum weekly MET-min target?

• A. 10 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per day, 7 days per week
• B. 60 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity 2 days per week
• C. 60 minutes of light-intensity activity 5 days per week
• D. 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per day, 5 days per week

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is how to accumulate enough MET-minutes in a week to meet the minimum target, typically about 600 MET-min per week. For moderate activity, use about 4 METs; for vigorous activity, about 8 METs; light activity is around 2 METs. In the given options, doing 150 minutes of moderate activity per week (30 minutes on five days) equals 150 × 4 = 600 MET-min, which meets the target exactly. The other options fall short if you count only moderate-intensity minutes toward the minimum: A gives 70 minutes × 4 = 280 MET-min, which is well below 600. Options involving vigorous or light activity either exceed in MET-min (vigorous) or depend on counting light activity toward the same minimum (which isn’t the usual framing for this target). Therefore, the configuration that clearly achieves the minimum using the standard moderate-intensity pathway is the one with 150 minutes of moderate activity per week.

The concept being tested is how to accumulate enough MET-minutes in a week to meet the minimum target, typically about 600 MET-min per week. For moderate activity, use about 4 METs; for vigorous activity, about 8 METs; light activity is around 2 METs. In the given options, doing 150 minutes of moderate activity per week (30 minutes on five days) equals 150 × 4 = 600 MET-min, which meets the target exactly. The other options fall short if you count only moderate-intensity minutes toward the minimum: A gives 70 minutes × 4 = 280 MET-min, which is well below 600. Options involving vigorous or light activity either exceed in MET-min (vigorous) or depend on counting light activity toward the same minimum (which isn’t the usual framing for this target). Therefore, the configuration that clearly achieves the minimum using the standard moderate-intensity pathway is the one with 150 minutes of moderate activity per week.