Table 1: Summary Table for Metabolic Calculations for Treadmill Exercise
ACSM Prediction Equations
Note: This table is abbreviated to only show speeds from 1.2-4.9 mph and elevations between 0-6%
% Grade
Speed (MPH)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
1.2
1.92
2.00
2.08
2.17
2.25
2.33
2.42
2.50
2.58
2.66
2.78
2.93
3.10
1.3
2.00
2.08
2.17
2.26
2.35
2.42
2.50
2.65
2.76
2.80
2.89
3.10
3.17
1.4
2.07
2.17
2.26
2.86
2.98
2.55
2.65
2.76
2.87
2.94
3.10
3.13
3.23
1.5
2.15
2.26
2.35
2.46
2.56
2.65
2.77
2.87
2.98
3.08
3.18
3.28
3.39
1.6
2.23
2.32
2.44
2.55
2.66
2.77
2.88
3.00
3.10
3.22
3.33
3.44
3.55
1.7
2.30
2.42
2.54
2.65
2.77
2.89
3.00
3.12
3.24
3.36
3.47
3.59
3.71
1.8
2.38
2.50
2.63
2.75
2.87
3.00
3.12
3.25
3.37
3.49
3.62
3.74
3.87
1.9
2.45
2.59
2.72
2.85
2.98
3.11
3.24
3.37
3.50
3.63
3.76
3.90
4.03
2.0
2.53
2.67
2.81
2.94
3.08
3.22
3.36
3.50
3.63
3.77
3.91
4.05
4.19
2.1
2.61
2.75
2.90
3.04
3.19
3.33
3.48
3.62
3.77
3.91
4.06
4.20
4.34
2.2
2.68
2.84
2.99
3.14
3.29
3.44
3.59
3.75
3.90
4.05
4.20
4.35
4.50
2.3
2.76
2.92
3.08
3.24
3.40
3.55
3.71
3.87
4.03
4.19
4.35
4.50
4.66
2.4
2.84
3.00
3.17
3.33
3.50
3.66
3.83
4.00
4.16
4.33
4.49
4.66
4.82
2.5
2.91
3.09
3.26
3.43
3.60
3.78
3.95
4.12
4.29
4.46
4.64
4.81
4.98
2.6
2.99
3.17
3.35
3.53
3.71
3.89
4.07
4.25
4.42
4.60
4.78
4.96
5.14
2.7
3.07
3.25
3.44
3.63
3.81
4.00
4.18
4.37
4.56
4.74
4.93
5.11
5.30
2.8
3.14
3.34
3.53
3.72
3.92
4.11
4.30
4.49
4.69
4.88
5.07
5.27
5.46
2.9
3.22
3.42
3.62
3.82
4.02
4.22
4.42
4.62
4.82
5.02
5.22
5.42
5.62
3.0
3.30
3.50
3.71
3.92
4.12
4.33
4.54
4.74
4.95
5.16
5.36
5.57
5.78
4.1
4.14
4.42
4.70
4.99
5.27
5.55
5.83
6.12
6.40
6.68
6.96
7.25
7.53
4.2
4.22
4.51
4.79
5.08
5.37
5.66
5.95
6.24
6.53
6.82
7.11
7.40
7.69
4.3
4.29
4.59
4.89
5.18
5.48
5.77
6.07
6.37
6.66
6.96
7.26
7.55
7.85
4.4
4.37
4.67
4.98
5.28
5.58
5.89
6.19
6.49
6.79
7.10
7.40
7.70
8.01
4.5
4.45
4.76
5.07
5.38
5.69
6.00
6.31
6.62
6.93
7.24
7.55
7.86
8.17
4.6
4.52
4.84
5.16
5.47
5.79
6.11
6.42
6.74
7.06
7.38
7.69
8.01
8.33
4.7
4.60
4.92
5.25
5.57
5.89
6.22
6.54
6.87
7.19
7.51
7.84
8.16
8.49
4.8
4.68
5.01
5.34
5.67
6.00
6.33
6.66
6.99
7.32
7.65
7.98
8.31
8.64
4.9
4.75
5.09
5.43
5.77
6.10
6.44
6.78
7.12
7.45
7.79
8.13
8.47
8.80
% Grade
Speed (MPH)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.1
3.37
3.59
3.80
4.01
4.23
4.44
4.66
4.87
5.08
5.30
5.51
5.72
5.94
3.2
3.45
3.67
3.89
4.11
4.33
4.55
4.77
4.99
5.21
5.44
5.66
5.88
6.10
3.3
3.53
3.75
3.98
4.21
4.44
4.66
4.89
5.12
5.35
5.57
5.80
6.03
6.26
3.4
3.60
3.84
4.07
4.31
4.54
4.77
5.01
5.24
5.48
5.71
5.95
6.18
6.42
3.5
3.68
3.92
4.16
4.40
4.64
4.89
5.13
5.37
5.61
5.85
6.09
6.33
6.57
3.6
3.76
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
5.25
5.49
5.74
5.99
6.24
6.49
6.73
3.7
3.83
4.09
4.34
4.60
4.85
5.11
5.36
5.62
5.87
6.13
6.38
6.64
6.89
3.8
3.91
4.17
4.43
4.70
4.96
5.22
5.48
5.74
6.00
6.27
6.53
6.79
7.05
3.9
3.99
4.26
4.52
4.79
5.06
5.33
5.60
5.87
6.14
6.41
6.67
6.94
7.21
4.0
4.06
4.34
4.61
4.89
5.17
5.44
5.72
5.99
6.27
6.54
6.82
7.10
7.37
Estimating VO2 in METs for walking:
[3.5mL∙kg ∙min + (0.1 x speed m∙min⁻ ) + (1.8 x speed m∙min⁻1 x grade (grade is % grade expressed in decimal format)] ÷ 3.5mL∙kg-1∙min-1
Most accurate for speeds of 1.9-3.7 mph (50-100 m x min⁻1)
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