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MET Values for each Exercise in MapMyFitness

JoeHx — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sometimes I want to do an exercise and record it in MapMyFitness, but MapMyFitness doesn’t have that particular exercise. So I choose the next-closest exercise.

For instance, sometimes I ruck - I walk around the neighborhood wearing a backpack with weights. (I use a HYPERWEAR® Rucking Backpack with Yes4All Rucking Weights). In those cases, I choose the next closest activity - in the case of rucking, I choose one of Hiking, Light or No Pack, Hiking, Medium Pack, or Hiking, Heavy Pack depending on how much weight I’m carrying.

I was wondering, however, how close were these options to my actual exercise? Most exercises have an associated MET value, or metabolic equivalent of task. Most common exercises have published MET values. MET values determine how many calories a given activity burns per unit time and can generally be thought of as a multiple of the calories burned at rest. Therefore, for the same person and duration, an exercise with a MET value of 4 would burn roughly twice as many calories as an exercise with a MET value of 2.

MapMyFitness doesn’t show the MET value when you choose an exercise. It does, however, expose it via the API. So I retrieved the data from the API and compiled it into the table below.

The API is documented at https://developer.mapmyfitness.com/docs/v71_Activity_Type/. The actual endpoint I hit is https://web-api.mapmyfitness.com/v7.2/activity_type/. (You’ll probably get an HTTP ERROR 401 if you click on that link - it needs a special header value called a bearer token that isn’t easily passed via a simple browser session).

One thing that was interesting about the response is that some exercises didn’t have a single MET value - they had several depending on the speed. For instance, the exercise Walk has a MET value of 3.0, but also 21 different MET values ranging from a MET value of 2 at a speed of 0.44704 to a MET value of 23 at a speed of 6.25856. The values appear to be meters per second, based on the corresponding paces: 0.44704 m/s is a pace of 60 minutes / mile and 6.25856 is a pace of just over 4 minutes / mile. The faster the walk, the greater the MET value.

The table below lists the MapMyFitness MET values for every activity type currently exposed by the API. Activities that have multiple speed-dependent MET values are marked with an asterisk (*).

MapMyFitness MET Values

Activity Name	MET value

10-Minute Trainer	7
10Acious: Abs	7
10Acious: Arms	7
10Acious: Butt	7
10Acious: Full Body	7
10Acious: HIIT	7
10Acious: Legs	7
10Acious: Plyo	7
10Acious: Power Flex	7
10Acious: Shoulders	7
10Acious: Upper Body	7
21 Day Challenge	8
21 Day Fix	7
21 Day Fix Extreme	7
21s - EZ Bar	6
22 Minute Hard Corp	7
3 Week Yoga Retreat	3
30 Day Fitness Challenge	5.5
7 Minute Workout	5.5
8 Count Body Builders	6
80 Day Obsession	7
9Round	5
Aaptiv	6
Ab Roller	6
Abdominals	6
Abdominals with Weights, Other	6
Abs	6
Abs Video	3.5
Action Cricket / Indoor Cricket	5
Active Release Treatment	1.3
Activity Tracker	0
Adventure Race / Event	5.5
Aerobic	6.5
Aerobics	6.5
Aikido	10
Airbike*	8
Airplane	1.5
Alternate Heel Touchers	6
Aqua Fit	4
Aquaforme	4
Aquathlon	7
Arc Trainer	8
Arnold Dumbbell Press	6
Around the Worlds	6
Asana Rebel	4
Ashtanga Yoga	7
Back Extensions	6
Backcountry Skiing	7
Badminton	4.5
Ball Floor Bridge, Abdominals	6
Ball Floor Bridge, Lower Back	6
Ball Knee Raise - Supine	6
Ballet	4.5
Ballroom Dancing	4.8
Ballroom Dancing	4.5
Barbell Curl - Lying Against Incline	6
Barbell Curl - Seated, Concentration	6
Barbell Curl - Standing	6
Barbell Deadlift	6
Barbell Step Ups	6
Barre Workout	5.5
Barre3	5
Barry's Bootcamp	7
Baseball	5
Basic Training	5.5
Basketball	6
BBG	5.5
Beach Cruiser*	8
Beach Volleyball	8
Beachbody Video	5.5
Beginner Bootcamp: Basics	7
Beginner Bootcamp: Circuit	7
Beginner Bootcamp: Lower Body	7
Beginner Bootcamp: Punches & Kicks	7
Beginner Bootcamp: Upper Body	7
Belly Dancing	4.5
Bench Dips	6
Bench Press - Barbell, Declined	6
Bench Press - Barbell, Flat	6
Bench Press - Barbell, Flat, Wide Grip	6
Bench Press - Barbell, Inclined	6
Bench Press - Dumbbell, Flat	6
Bench Press - Dumbbells, Inclined	6
Bench Press - Dumbell Declined	6
Bench Press - Inclined, Hammer Grip	6
Bench Press - Machine	6
Bench Press - Smith Machine	6
Bench Press Chest Close-Grip	6
Bench Press Triceps Close-Grip	6
Bent Over Dumbbell Row	6
Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover	6
BetterMe	5.5
Biceps	6
Biceps with Weights, Other	6
Bicycle Kicks	6
Bike	7
Bike Ride*	8
Bike Ride Commute, Fixed Gear*	8
Bike Ride Commute, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Bike Ride Commute, Road Cycling*	8
Bikram	10
Bird Dogs, Abdominals	6
Bird Dogs, Lower Back	6
BLT	6.5
BMX*	8
Board Diving	6
Body Attack	5.5
Body Beast	7
Body Combat	8
Body Combat, Misc.	7
Body Pump	8
Body Weight Squats	6
Bodybuilding.com	5.5
Boosted Board	3
Bootcamp	8
Bootcamp Workout	8
BOSU Step Over, Hamstrings	6
BOSU Step Over, Quads	6
Bouldering	10
Bowflex Max Trainer	8
Bowflex Treadclimber	7
Bowling	3
Boxing Class	6
Boxing, Indoor	5.5
Boxing, Machine	9
Brazil Butt Lift	7
Brick	5.5
Brick Session	8
Brick Workout*	8
Brisk Walk*	3
British Military Fitness	8
Butterfly	6
Byron Front raises	6
C25K*	8
Cable Chop	6
Cable Crossover	6
Cable Curl - Lying	6
Cable Curl - Overhead	6
Cable Curl - Preacher Curl	6
Cable Curl - Standing	6
Cable Curl - Standing, One Arm	6
Cable Curl- High pulley	6
Cable internal rotation	6
Cable Press - One Arm, Rotate	6
Cable Pulls, Middle Back Alternating	6
Cable Pulls, Upper Back Alternating	6
Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows	6
Cable Seated Rear Lateral Raise	6
Calf Press - Leg press machine	6
Calf Raise - Barbell, seated	6
Calf raise - barbell, standing	6
Calf raise - Dumbbell, seated, one leg	6
Calf raise - dumbell standing	6
Calf raise - seated, machine	6
Calf raise - smith machine, reversed	6
Calf raise - with bands	6
Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug	6
Calisthenics	8
Calves	6
Calves with Weights, Other	6
Camp Gladiator	7
Camping	5.5
Canoeing	5.5
Canoeing, High Intensity	12
Canoeing, Low Intensity	3.5
Canoeing, Medium Intensity	7
Car	1.5
Cardio Sculpt: Dance Sculpt	7
Cardio Sculpt: Explosion	7
Cardio Sculpt: Kick & Sculpt	7
Cardio Sculpt: Lower Body Burn	7
Cardio Sculpt: Power	7
Cardio Sculpt: Punch & Sculpt	7
Cardiovascular (CV) Circuit Training	8
Carrying Child, Walk*	3.3
Casual Walk*	3
Centr	5.5
Ceroc	4.5
ChaLEAN Extreme	8
Cheerleading	5.5
Chest	6
Chest with Weights, Other	6
Chicometrics	8
Chin-ups, Biceps	6
Chin-ups, Upper Back	6
Circle Swim	7
Circuit Training	5.5
Cize	7
Class Workout	5.5
Cleaning (Light)	2.5
Climbing Stairs, Indoor Running	15
Climbing Stairs, Indoor Walking	8
Climbing Stairs, Running	15
Climbing Stairs, Walking	8
Club Pilates	5
Computrainer*	8
Concentration Curl	6
Conditioning	2.5
Core de Force	7
Core Secret Ball	3.5
CorePower Yoga	5
Couch to 5K*	8
Country Heat	5.5
Cricket	5
Cross Country Hiking	6
Cross Country Running*	8
Cross Country Skiing*	8
Cross Country, Winter	7
Cross Trainer	8
Cross Trainer	8
CrossFit Class	8
CrossFit Video	8
Cruiser Bike*	8
Crunch - Cable	6
Crunch - Cross Body	6
Crunch - Decline	6
Crunch - Decline Reverse	6
Crunch - Excercise Ball	6
Crunch - Legs on Exercise Ball	6
Crunch - Machine	6
Crunch - Oblique	6
Crunch - Reverse	6
Crunch- Decline Oblique	6
Crunches	6
Crunches and Leg Lifts	6
Cuban Press	6
Curling	4.5
Curves	3.5
Cybex UBE	9
CycleBar	7
CycloCross*	8
Cyclocross Event/Race*	8
Daily Burn	5.5
Dance / Yoga	6.5
Dance Class	6.5
Dance Video	5.5
Dance, Indoor	4.5
Dead Bugs	6
Deep Tissue Massage	1.3
Dips, Chest	6
Dips, Machine	6
Dips, Triceps	6
Disc Golf*	4
Dog Run*	8
Dog Walk*	3
Double Stroller, Run*	4.5
Double Stroller, Walk*	4.5
Double Time	7
Double Track, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Downhill Mountain Biking*	8.5
Downhill Skiing	5
Dragon Boat	5.5
Drumming	4.5
Dumbbell Curl - Incline	6
Dumbbell Curl - Incline Inner	6
Dumbbell Curl - One-Arm, Incline Bench	6
Dumbbell Curl - Seated	6
Dumbbell Curl - Seated, InnerBicep	6
Dumbbell Curl - Standing	6
Dumbbell Lying Pronation	6
Dumbbell Rear Lunge	6
Dumbbell side bend	6
Easy Jog*	8
Easy Training Ride, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Easy Training Ride, Road Cycling*	8
Echelon	5.5
Electric Bicycle*	8
Elliptical Bike*	8
Elliptical, Machine	5
Elliptical, Run*	8
ElliptiGo*	8
Erg Machine	7
Ergometer	9
EverybodyFights	5
Exercise ball pull in	6
External Rotation	6
EZ-Bar Curl	6
EZ-Bar Curl - Close Grip	6
F45 Training	7
Family Run*	8
Family Walk*	3
Farming	5.5
Fartleks	5.5
Fartleks*	8
Fastball	5
Fat Tire Bike*	8
Fencing	6
Fhitting Room	7
Field Hockey	8
Fight	12
FireFighting	5.5
Fishing	3
Fit Body Boot Camp	7
Fitball	3.5
Fitbit Coach	5.5
Fitbod	5.5
Fitbug Activity	5.5
Fitness App	5
Fitness Band	0
FitOn	5.5
Fitplan	5.5
Fixed Gear (Fixie)*	8
Floorball	7
Flutter Kicks	6
Fly	1.5
Flyes - Cable, Flat Bench	6
Flyes - Cable, Inclined Bench	6
Flyes - Dumbbell, Declined	6
Flyes - Dumbbell, Flat	6
Flyes - Dumbbell, Inclined Bench	6
Flywheel	8
Focus T25	7
Football Game, Tackle	10
Football Practice	8
Football, 11-a-Side Touch	8
Football, 5-a-Side Touch	8
Football, Australian	8
Football, Casual	5.5
Football, Competitive	8
Forearms	6
Forearms with Weights, Other	6
Freeletics	5.5
Front Barbell Squat	6
Front Cable Raise	6
Front Dumbbell Raise	6
Front Incline Shoulder Raise	6
Front plate raise	6
Front Raise and Pullover	6
Full Range-of-Motion Lat Pulldown	6
Games	4.5
Gardening	5.5
General	5.5
General BMX*	8
General Cruiser Bike Ride*	8
General Cyclocross*	8
General Fixed Gear Ride*	8
General Hike	7
General Hybrid Cycling*	8
General Lap Swim	7
General Lawn Mowing	5.5
General Mountain Biking*	8.5
General Recumbent Bike*	8
General Road Cycling*	8
General Run*	8
General Skiing	7
General Spa Treatment	1.3
General Sports	5.5
General Strength Training	5.5
General Total Body	6
General Track Cycling*	8
General Unicycling*	8
General Upper Body	6
General Walk*	3
General Workout Video	5.5
Generic	5.5
GetFit	5.5
Gilad	6.5
Gironda Sternum Chins	6
Golf	4.5
Golf, Walk*	3
Group Ride, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Group Ride, Road Cycling*	8
Group Run*	8
Group Swimming	6
Group Walk*	3
Gym Intervals	5
Gym Workout	5.5
Gym, Misc.	6
Gymnastics	4
Hack Squat	6
Hammer Curl - Cable, Rope Attachment	6
Hammer Curl - Standing	6
Hamstrings	6
Hamstrings with Weights, Other	6
Hand Cycle	8
Handball	12
Hang Gliding	3.5
Hanging Leg Raises	6
Hanging pike	6
Hash Run*	8
Health Club	5.5
Heavy Kettle: Basics	7
Heavy Kettle: Blast	7
Heavy Kettle: Build	7
Helicopter	2
HIIT	5.5
Hike	7
Hiking, Heavy Pack	9
Hiking, Light or No Pack	7
Hiking, Medium Pack	8
Hill Workout, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Hill Workout, Run*	8
Hill Workout, Walk*	3
Hills	7
Hip Hop Dancing	4.5
Hip Lifts	6
Hockey	8
Home Workout	3.5
Horseback Riding	4
Hot Yoga	8
House Work	2.5
Hula	4.5
Hunt Fitness	3.5
Hunting, Walk*	3
Hybrid Cycling*	8
Hybrid Cycling, Shopping / Errands*	8
Ice Hockey	8
Ice Skating	7
Incline Flyes - With a Twist	6
Incline Shoulder Raise	6
Incline Trainer*	8
Indoor Bike Ride*	8
Indoor Bike, Trainer*	8
Indoor Run / Jog*	8
Indoor Soccer	7
Indoor Sport / Other Activity	5.5
Indoor Sport, Other	4.5
Indoor Swim	6
Indoor Swim Race/Event	10
Indoor Track, Run*	8
Indoor Track, Walk*	3
Indoor Volleyball	4
Indoor Winter Sport / Activity	7
Inline / Roller Hockey	7.5
Inline Skating	7.5
Insanity	10
Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance	8
Insanity Cardio Recovery	8
Insanity Core Cardio & Balance	6
Insanity Dig Deeper	11
Insanity Interval Plyo	13
Insanity Max	5.5
Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning	12
Insanity Max Interval Circuit	10
Insanity Max Recovery	6
Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit	13
Insanity Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs	10
Interval Training, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Interval Training, Run*	8
Intervals, Walk*	3
Intimacy	4.5
Inverted Row, Middle Back	6
Inverted Row, Upper Back	6
Iron cross	6
Ironsize: Abs	7
Ironsize: Cardio	7
Ironsize: Chest & Triceps	7
Ironsize: Compound Training Cardio	7
Ironsize: Compound Training Combo	7
Ironsize: Compound Training Strength	7
Ironsize: Legs	7
Ironsize: Lower Body	7
Ironsize: Shoulders, Back & Biceps	7
Ironsize: Upper Body	7
Jacobs Ladder	11
Japanese Taiko	9
Jillian Michaels	5.5
Judo	10
Jujitsu	10
Jump Rope	10
Jump Rope/Core	10
JumpStart: Abs	7
JumpStart: Cardio	7
JumpStart: Lower Body	7
JumpStart: Upper Body	7
Karate	10
Kayak	5
Kettlebell	3.5
Kickball	7
Kickbike*	8
Kickboxing Class	7
Kickboxing, Machine	8
Kickboxing, Martial Arts	10
Kinesis	5.5
Kitesurfing	5.5
Kung Fu	10
Lacrosse	8
Lap Swim	7
Laps, General	7
Lat Pulldown - Close-Grip	6
Lat Pulldown - Underhand	6
Lat Pulldown - V-Bar	6
Lat Pulldown - Wide Grip	6
Lat Pulldown, Middle Back Alternating	6
Lat Pulldown, Upper Back Alternating	6
Latin Dance	4.5
Lean 30: Ab Blast	7
Lean 30: Athletic Stretch	7
Lean 30: Body Blast Cardio	7
Lean 30: Lower Body Blast	7
Lean 30: Total Body	7
Lean 30: Upper Body Blast	7
Leg Curls - Lying	6
Leg Curls - Seated	6
Leg Curls - Standing	6
Leg extensions	6
Leg press	6
Leg Pull-in	6
Legs	5
Long Run*	8
Long Walk*	3
Longboarding	5
Low Pulley Row to Neck	6
Lower Back	6
Lower Back with Weights, Other	6
Lower Body	6
Lower Body with Weights, Other	6
Lower Body, General	6
Lunge Matrix, Hamstrings	6
Lunge Matrix, Quads	6
Lunge with Rotation, Abdominals	6
Lunge with Rotation, Hamstrings	6
Lunge with Rotation, Quads	6
Lunges with Dumbbell, Hamstrings	6
Lunges with Dumbbell, Quads	6
Lunges with Medicine Ball, Hamstrings	6
Lunges with Medicine Ball, Quads	6
Lunges with Medicine Ball, Shoulders	6
Lying Face Down Plate Neck Resistance	6
Lying Face-Up Plate Neck Resistance	6
Machine Workout	5.5
Machine Workout, Misc.	5.5
Martial Arts	10
Martial Arts, General	10
Mat Workout	3.5
Medicine Ball	3.5
Medicine Ball Pullovers	6
Meditation	1
Medium Intensity, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Middle Back	6
Middle Back with Weights, Other	6
MindBody	5.5
Misc Tasks (Light)	2.5
Misc Tasks (Moderate)	3.5
Mixed Martial Arts	10
Moped	2.5
Mopping	3.5
Motocross	4
Motorcycle	2.5
Motorcycle / Scooter	5.5
Mountain Biking*	8.5
Mountain Biking Race/Event*	8.5
Mountain Biking, Extreme*	8.5
Mountain Biking, High Intensity*	8.5
Mountain Biking, Light Intensity*	8.5
Mountain Biking, Long Distance*	8.5
Mountain Biking, Moderate Hills*	8.5
Mountaineering	7
Mowing Lawn (Riding Mower)	2.5
Muay Thai	6.5
Musical Instrument	4.5
Musical Instrument, All	4.5
NBCU Radius	8
Neck with Weights	6
Neck with Weights, Other	6
Netball	6
NeuStep	9
New York Body	3.5
Nexersys Round	9
Nexersys Workout	5.5
Nia	10
Nordic Rollerskiing	7
Nordic Skiing*	87
Nordic Track	7
Nordic, Walk*	3
November Project	7
Olympic Weightlifting	6
One Leg Bridges	6
One-Arm Dumbbell Row	6
Open Water Swim	6
Opposite Leg Toe touch	6
Orangetheory	7
Orienteering	9
P90X	8
P90X Ab Ripper X	6
P90X Back & Biceps	6
P90X CardioX	8
P90X Chest & Back	7
P90X Chest, Shoulders & Triceps	7
P90X Core Synergistics	7.5
P90X Kenpo	8
P90X Legs & Back	7
P90X Plyometrics	13
P90X Shoulders and Arms	6
P90X X Stretch	2.5
P90X YogaX	4
P90X2	7
P90X3	7
Paddle	5.5
Peloton*	8
Personal Training	6
Pickleball	5
Pilates	5.5
Pilates ProWorks	5
Pilates Video	3.5
Piloxing	5.5
Piyo	7
PiYo	6
Plank Hold	6
Plate twist	6
Plie Dumbbell Squat	6
Pliometrics	6
Plogging*	8
Plyometrics	3.5
Pole Video	4.5
Pool Games / Lessons	6
Power Walk*	3
Power Walk*	3
Power Yoga	7
Powerboat	2
Preacher Curl	6
Preacher Curl - Machine	6
ProSkils: Basketball	7
ProSkils: Extreme Sports	7
ProSkils: Football	7
ProSkils: MMA	7
ProSkils: Soccer	7
ProSkils: Track & Field	7
PT Session	8
Pull Ups	8
Pull Ups, Dips	8
Pullups	6
Pullups - V-Bar	6
Pump	6.5
Pure Barre	5
Push Ups	8
Push Ups - Spiderman	6
Push Ups, Leglifts	8
Push Ups, Sit Ups	8
Push-ups	6
Push-ups - Dumbbell	6
Push-ups - Feet on Exercise Ball	6
Push-ups - Modified	6
Push-ups - Pike Up	6
Push-ups - Spiderman	6
Push-ups, Pike Up	6
Pushups - Hands Close Together	6
Pushups, Pullups, Torso	8
Pyramid Pull Ups	8
Quads	6
Quads - Ball	6
Quads with Weights, Other	6
Quick Run*	8
Quick Walk*	3
Racquetball	7
Randonneur / Touring*	8
Rear Delt Raise - Dumbbell, Bent-Over	6
Rear Delt Raise - Dumbbell, Lying	6
Rear Delt Row - Barbell, Standing	6
Recovery*	8
Recovery	1.3
Recovery and Form	7
Recovery, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Recumbent Bike*	8
Reformer Workout	3.5
Rep Endurance	6.5
Resistance Circuit Training	8
Rest Day	1
Retro Running*	7
Reverse Barbell Curl, Biceps	6
Reverse Barbell Curl, Forearms	6
Reverse Cable Curl, Biceps	6
Reverse Cable Curl, Forearms	6
Reverse flyes	6
Road Cycling*	8
Road Cycling Race/Event*	8
Road Cycling, High Intensity*	8
Road Cycling, Hill Workout*	8
Road Cycling, Indoor*	8
Road Cycling, Interval Training*	8
Road Cycling, Light Intensity*	8
Road Cycling, Long Distance*	8
Road Cycling, Medium Intensity*	8
Road Cycling, Moderate Hills*	8
Road Cycling, Recovery*	8
Rock Climb	7
Rock Climbing, Indoor	11
Rock Climbing, Outdoor	7
Roller Skating / Skiing	5.5
Rollerblading	7.5
Romanian Deadlift, Hamstrings	6
Romanian Deadlift, Lower Back	6
Rowing	6
Rowing / Crew	12
Rowing Machine	9
Rugby	10
Rumble Boxing	5
Run*	8
Run Commute*	8
Run Race/Event*	8
Russian Twist	6
Sailing	3
Sailing, Competitive	5
Sailing, General	3
Salsa	4.5
Scissor Kick	6
Scooter	2.5
Scuba Diving	5.5
Scuba Diving, Swim	7
Seated Cable Eows	6
Seated Leg Tucks	6
Shopping	3
Shoulder press - barbell, sitting	6
Shoulder press - barbell, standing	6
Shoulder press - dumbbell, one arm	6
Shoulder Press - Dumbbell, Palms In	6
Shoulder Press - Dumbbell, Seated	6
Shoulder press - machine	6
Shoulders	6
Shoulders with Weights, Other	6
Shoveling	5.5
Shred415	7
Shrugs - Barbell	6
Shrugs - Barbell, Behind Back	6
Shrugs - Cable	6
Shrugs - Dumbbell	6
Side Crunch - Ball	6
Side lateral raise	6
Side Lateral Raise - Seated	6
Sight Seeing*	3
Singing	5.5
Single Stroller, Run*	4
Single Stroller, Walk*	4
Single Track, Mountain Biking*	8.5
Singles	8
Sit Ups	8
Sit Ups, Push Ups	8
Sitting	3.8
Skate	8
Skate Skiing*	8
Skateboarding	5.5
Ski Surf	3
Skiers Edge	7
Skiing	7
Skull Crushers	6
Skydiving	5.5
Slim in 6	7
SLT	6
Snorkeling	5
Snow / Ice	7
Snow Shoeing	8
Snowboarding	6
Snowmobile Riding	7
Snowshoeing	7
Soccer, Sport	7
Softball	5.5
Softball	5
Solidcore	7
Soul Survivor - 1 hour*	8
SoulCycle*	8
Sparring	9
Speed Work*	8
Speed Workout	10
Spider Curl	6
Spiderman Walk	6
Spin	10.5
Spinning Class	7
Spinning, Indoor	5.5
Spinning, Indoor *	8
Splint squat push press	6
Split Squat Push Press	6
Split squats	6
Sport / Other Activity	5.5
Sports Conditioning	8
Sprints*	8
Squash	12
Squat Press and Rotate, Quads	6
Squat Press and Rotate, Shoulders	6
Squats - Barbell	6
Stability Ball climbers	6
Stair Machine	8
Stairs, Indoor Run*	9
Stairs, Walk*	8
Stand Up Paddling	6
Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise	6
Stationary Bike*	7
Stationary Bike, Machine	7
Step Aerobics Class	9
Step Up with Curl, Biceps	6
Step Up with Curl, Quads	6
Steps, Machine	9
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift, Hamstrings	6
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift, Lower Back	6
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift, Hamstrings	6
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift, Lower Back	6
Straight-Arm Pulldown	6
Strength Training	5.5
Strength Training with Weights, Other	5.5
Stretch / Sculpt	2.5
Strong by Zumba	4.5
Supermans	6
Surfing	3
Surfing, Swim	6
Sweat with Kayla	5.5
Swedish Massage	1.3
Swim	6
Swim Class / Aerobics	6.5
Swim Indoor, Long Distance	7
Sworkit	5.5
T-Bar Row - Lying	6
T-Bar Row - Standing	6
Tabata	5.5
Table Tennis	4
Tae Bo	3.5
Tae Kwon Do	10
Tai Cheng	6
Tai Chi	4
Taper*	8
Tapout XT	5.5
Tempo Run*	8
Tennis	5.5
Tennis, Doubles	8
The Bean	3.5
Thigh abductor	6
Time Trial*	8
Titan Workout	5.5
Title Boxing	6
Toe Touchers	6
Tone It Up	5.5
Total Body, General Gym	5.5
Total Body, Other	6
Total Body, Weights	6
Touring Bike*	8
Track Cycling*	8
Track Run*	8
Traditional Winter Cross Country	7
Trail Run*	8
Trampoline	3.5
Trampoline, Miniature	7
Traps	6
Traps with Weights, Other	6
Treadmill, General*	9
Treadmill, Run*	9
Treadmill, Walk*	3
Treadmill/Spin	8
Trekking	7
Triathlon	5.5
Triathlon Race	10
Tricep Extension - Barbell, Lying	6
Tricep Extension - Dumbbell, Lying	6
Tricep Extension - Dumbbell, One Arm	6
Tricep Extension - Dumbbell, Pronated	6
Tricep Extension - Dumbbell, Standing	6
Tricep Extension - EZ-Bar, Seated, Overhead	6
Tricep Extension - Lying, Cable	6
Tricep Extension - Overhead, Cable	6
Tricep Extension- Dumbbell, Lying, Supine	6
Tricep Kickbacks - Dumbbell	6
Tricep Press- Dumbbell, Seated	6
Tricep pushdowns - Incline Bench	6
Tricep Pushdowns - One Arm	6
Tricep Pushdowns - Rope	6
Tricep Pushdowns - Straight Bar	6
Tricep Pushdowns - V-bar	6
Triceps	6
Triceps with Weights, Other	6
Trikke*	12
Triple Threat: Abs	7
Triple Threat: Arms	7
Triple Threat: Butt	7
Triple Threat: Extreme	7
Triple Threat: Legs	7
Triple Threat: Total Body	7
TRX Suspension Training	8
Tyson Shakers	6
Ultimate	8
Ultralight	2
Unicycling*	8
Unicycling, Long Distance*	8
Upper Back	6
Upper Back with Weights, Other	6
Upper Body	6
Upper Body with Weights, Other	6
Upright Rows - Barbell	6
Upright Rows - Cable	6
Upright Rows - Dumbbell	6
V-sits	6
Vacuuming	3.5
Various	9
Vehicle	1.5
Venom for Radius I	7
Venom for Radius II	7
Venom for Radius III	7
Venom for Radius IV	7
Venom for Radius V	7
Venom for Radius VI	7
Versa Climber	14.6
Video Workout	5.5
Vinyasa	7
Volleyball	5.5
Volt Athletics	5.5
Wakeboarding	5.5
Walk*	3
Walk Commute*	3
Walk Race/Event*	3
Walking	3.5
Washboard by Basheerah: Ab Sculpt	7
Washboard by Basheerah: Chisled Abs	7
Washboard by Keoni	7
Water Aerobics	4
Water Polo	10
Water Running	8
Water Skiing	6
Water Skiing, Swim	6
Weaponry	5.5
Weight Workout	6
Weighted Ball Hyperextension	6
Wheelchair*	8
Whitewater Rafting	5
Wind Surfing	5.5
Winsor Pilates	2.5
Winter Sport / Activity	7
Wood Chopping	5.5
Workout	5.5
Wrestling	5.5
Wrist Curl - Barbell, Palms-Down	6
Wrist Curl - Barbell, Palms-Up	6
Wrist Curl - Barbell, Standing, Behind the Back	6
Wrist Curl - Cable	6
Wrist Curl - Dumbbell, Palms Up	6
Wrist Curl - Dumbbell, Palms-Down	6
Wrist Roller	6
Yard Work	5.5
Yard Work, General	3
Yoga Class	7
Yoga Six	5
Yoga to the People	5
Yoga Video	5.5
Yoga, General	7
Yoga, Sport	7
YogaWorks	5
Yolates	5.5
You Workout	3.5
Yourself Fitness Video	3.5
Yourshape	5.5
Youtube Workout	5.5
YouV2	5.5
Zottman Curl, Biceps	6
Zottman Curl, Forearms	6
Zumba	4.5
Zwift	6

Notes

These values were retrieved from the MapMyFitness API as of June 2026. Future updates to the API may change the available activity types or MET values.

My Thoughts on the FitBit Air - From Someone Who's Never Used a Fitness Tracker

JoeHx — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Since it was just released, there’s been a lot of press and blog posts around the web about the new screenless Google Fitbit Air. I’m here to add a bit to the noise.

I’ve never used a Fitness Tracker before outside of just my smartphone. I’ve been curious about what they offer, but I didn’t want the distraction of constant notifications.

There’s a number of screenless devices now - name brand ones such as Whoop and the Polar Loop, more affordable ones such as the Amazfit Helio Strap. Heck, there’s a whole slew of off-brand trackers if you search screenless fitness tracker on Amazon. And I even hear Garmin is coming out with one.

So why did I choose Fitbit over any other brand? Mostly because my wife uses a Fitbit - she has a Fitbit Charge 6 - so becoming familiar with the Fitbit ecosystem should make it easier for me to help her if she runs into issues.

Picture of the Google Fitbit Air on my wrist

I’ve been wearing my Fitbit Air for a day now, so here’s my first impressions:

I wear a regular wrist watch (currently a black Casio) on my non-dominant side, so I wear the Fitbit on my dominant wrist. I’m left-handed, so that means I’m wearing the Fitbit on my left wrist.
I thought some of the measurements - like SpO2 - would be real-time or at least I would be able to view right away. Instead, they are measured while you sleep, so I had to wait a day before I could see them.
I also thought I could use the Fitbit Air as a heart rate monitor with my MapMyFitness runs, but apparently you cannot. I’ll have to continue using the Powr Labs Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor if I want to measure my heart rate when I run. It’s a bit deceiving because MapMyFitness can “see” the Fitbit Air when trying to add a heart rate monitor, but selecting it just dismisses the dialog.

MapMyFitness “seeing” the Fitbit Air as a heart rate monitor

Speaking of my MapMyFitness runs, when I went for my run today, I also was recording the run as an activity in the Google Health app (i.e. the app formally known as the Fitbit app). The two app’s persistent notifications kept overtaking each other, so I wasn’t able to see either easily. I have a Google Pixel 8a - in other words, Android phone.
I’ve yet to try Google Health Premium, but from what I can tell, it just adds a chatbot and text summary. The summary of the chart data seems to be counter-productive, since charts themselves are summaries of data and easier to read than the wall-of-text the LLMs like to produce.
Finally, I’m not sure what I’ll do with the data.

For now, I’m mostly curious to see whether the data changes any of my habits, or if I’ll just forget about it in a few weeks.

My Next Fitness Goal - Carry my Wife

JoeHx — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Most people’s health goals involve some sort of number. Weigh less than this number. Get cholesterol under that number. Lift more weight. Run this far under that time.

Heck, I even did it back in 2021 with my post on Setting my Fitness Goals.

For awhile, I’ve had a simple goal of continuing to be able to carry both my kids - who now are 6 and 8 and weigh about 60lbs and 80lbs - at the same time.

But I thought it would be fun to not only be able to carry both my kids - but also my wife!

Picking someone up isn’t simple, though. There’s at least three ways to pick someone up:

Bridal carry
Fireman’s carry
Piggy back

Bridal carry is definitely the most romantic. Fireman’s carry is probably the most uncomfortable for her, although the easiest for me (if I want to travel long-distance, at least). Check out this WikiHow for details on the first two.

There’s another way that I have managed to carry her - her facing me, with my hands and arms supporting her underneath her butt. I’ve also found it’s taken some getting used to on her side. My kids are used to being carried, so they mostly know what to when being carried. Given my wife hasn’t been carried since she was a little girl, at first she wasn’t sure what to do while being carried.

She does laugh while being carried, though, and loves the idea of this fitness goal!

A Poké Ball for My Son's Birthday

JoeHx — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This was the easiest cake request so far. So much easier than a Mario cake, a Rapunzel cake, an Ariel cake, a penguin cake, or an elephant.

After all, a poké ball is just… a ball. That is round. And round, circle cake pans are pretty standard.

I also used strawberry icing for the red parts of the poké ball. Yes, it should be more red than pink, but from my experiences with the Mario cakes, it takes a lot of red food coloring to make red icing - which can be messy.

The black part of the poké ball - which is more outline than black - I used some black decorative icing I had on hand.

Was my some happy with the result? Absolutely. He was thrilled.

Here’s the result:

Goodbye, Arcadia Power

JoeHx — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Way back in May of 2019, I signed up for Arcadia Power. A couple years later, in July of 2021, I wrote a review of the program.

Essentially, in return for an upfront investment of $100 in a community solar program, I was going to get a small discount on my electric bill for ten years.

It’s now 2026 and it has been seven years since 2019. Earlier this month, on March 4th, I received the following email:

Action required: Pay your utility directly & Portable Panel discontinued

Hi Joseph,

We’re writing to inform you of an important update to your Arcadia account. Arcadia is discontinuing the Portable Panel product. As part of this change:

Arcadia will no longer process utility bill payments on your behalf.

We are refunding your remaining Portable Panel credit balance.

Important: You must begin paying your utility directly

Effective 03/05/2026, Arcadia will no longer process payments for the utility account(s) below:

Utility account #: ***

Service address: ***

⚠️ This means Arcadia will no longer submit payments to your utility on your behalf. If you do not take action, your utility bills will not be paid and you may incur late fees or risk service interruption.

What you need to do

Watch for your next bill directly from your utility.

Pay all bills issued on or after 03/05/2026 directly to your utility.

(Optional) Set up autopay directly with your utility provider.

You will also receive a follow-up letter by mail with this information. Please continue paying any bills already issued by Arcadia directly to us.

How to claim your refund

Within 48 hours, you will receive an email from noreply@checkissuing.com with instructions on how to securely access your refund via e-check. Please ensure you follow the steps in that email to access your remaining balance.

⚠️ If you do not see the message in your inbox within 48 hours, be sure to check your spam or promotions folders.

We appreciate your participation in the Portable Panel program and your continued support of clean energy.

If you have any questions, our Customer Support team is here to help at support@arcadia.com or 866-526-0083 (Mon–Fri, 8am–7pm ET).

Thank you, Arcadia

A few days later, on March 6th I received a digital check for $63.24 from Arcadia.

Curious if I ended up ahead with my investment, I pulled some my records from Arcadia - which have my payments from December 2019 through February 2026.

According to the records, I paid Arcadia a total of $4,280.92 whereas they paid my utility $4,392.51, meaning I saved $111.59.

December 2019 through February 2026 is 75 months. If I truly saved $111.59 out of an initial $100 investment, plus the $63.24 refund I received this month, that means my $100 investment returned $174.83 over 76 months - a net return of $74.83. Simple interest math says the return was $74.83/$100, or 74.83%. If I calculate the yearly return the quick-but-wrong way, that’s 74.83%/76 months - 0.98% per month - multiply by 12 to get 11.82%.

The more correct equation is PV(1+i/n)^nt=FV. “PV” here is $100, “FV” is $174.83. “n” is 12 (since I got a discount every month) but since it truly didn’t compound, I feel it would be better to assume “n” is 1 and “t” - which is number of years - is 76/12, or 19/3 years, or 6⅓ years, or six years and four months.

Plugging the values in and we get $100(1+i)^(19/3)=$174.83. Wolfram Alpha says the answer is about 0.092214, or slightly more than a 9% return.

This return isn’t including the few times I got a referral bonus ($10 each time), the fact that I was able to pay with credit card without fees (and receive 2% or 5% cash back depending on the card I was using), and I feel that the data I pulled from Arcadia was missing the first few months and didn’t properly record my discount in the first 18 recorded months.

All in all, it was a good six years.

Worthy Peer Capital Bonds Are Now Worthless

JoeHx — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Over three years later, and my Worth Bonds are worthless.

I reported back in August 2022 that Worthy Bonds were having liquidity problems. Last month I received the following email:

Hi Joseph,

As of February 2nd, 2026, after exhausting all available debt-recovery and asset sale efforts, Worthy Peer Capital has determined that no further funds remain for distribution to bondholders.

As a result, any securities held in this offering should at this time be considered worthless. Please contact your tax professional regarding the appropriate tax treatment for any loss related to the foregoing.

When we first paused redemption in 2022, we shared that Worthy Lending–our subsidiary that invested the bond proceeds–was experiencing illiquidity driven by borrower challenges and economic factors due to the COVID pandemic. Since then, we’ve taken every reasonable measure to recover assets, pursue collections, and support repayment. While we managed to recover millions of dollars for investors, recoveries were not sufficient to redeem all remaining bonds. We’re deeply sorry for this outcome and truly appreciate your patience throughout this process. Thank you,

The Worthy Team

According to my February account statement, I lost a total of $59.31:

I’ll have to do more research - and, if you lost money, too, I suggest you do, too - but I’ll probably write the money off as a loss on my Schedule D and Form 8949 next tax season.

I still have $231.88 in 20 Worthy Property Bonds. Same company, different offering. They’re “high yield” bonds just like the Worthy Peer Capital Bonds. “High yield” just being a more palatable name than “junk bonds.”

I also still have a Worthy Referral Link but I’m not sure it still works. The link does take you to Worthy’s site.

For further reading, read the Worthy Peer Capital I statement on Worthy’s own site.

Chase to Limit Cash Back Options

JoeHx — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I got the following email from Chase yesterday:

Important: Cash Back Redemption Options

Dear Joseph Hendrix:

Beginning 3/27/26, you will no longer be able to redeem for a cash back deposit from your Chase Freedom®, Chase Sapphire®, or Chase Ink® credit card(s) to an account held by a financial institution other than Chase. You can continue to redeem for a cash back deposit to an eligible U.S. Chase account or redeem your rewards as an account statement credit.

Don’t forget, you can also redeem your points for gift cards, travel, and more. Visit ultimaterewards.com to explore all your options.

If you have questions, please call the number on the back of your card at any time.

Sincerely,

Customer Service

Frustrating, as I have two of each of the Chase Freedom Flex, Chase Freedom Unlimited, Chase Freedom, as well as one Chase Amazon Prime Visa, and I like to deposit the bonus money into my Ally account.

It’s not the end of the world, though. I’ll just have to use statement credits.

COB LED Lighting for my Son's Room

JoeHx — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

About a month ago I upgraded the lighting in my son’s bedroom to a COB LED strip.

Basically my wife wanted ambient light in the room without a single light source. After thinking a bit, I thought it might be cool to make it so there’s light coming from every direction. Putting a light strip along the corner between the ceiling and the wall seemed to fit the bill.

Thirty years ago in the 90s when I was growing up this wasn’t feasible. Nowadays this can be done with something known as chip-on-board LED strips. The strip I ended up buying was this 32.8 foot-long Natural White 4000K COB LED strip by BTF-LIGHTING. It didn’t come with a power supply, so I had to buy one, too - it needed this 24V 5A 120W power supply. The light ended up being so bright I needed to by this dimmer a well.

Everything connected super easy - it’s simply plug-n-play. The strip itself has a sticker back, so I only had to make sure the wall and ceiling was clean and clear of any cob webs and spiders.

I hid the cord going up along the wall with this cord hider, and bought this table to set the power supply on. The cord hider has the same sticker back as the LED strip, so it also easily stuck to the wall.

Here’s a close up of the light strip on, but at minimum brightness:

And here’s a little video I created showing the light strip:

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For fun, I also posted the video on YouTube and Facebook:

Visualizing my Electric Energy Options

JoeHx — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Today’s the day my electrical contract expires, so it’s time to choose another one.

For those outside Ohio, or otherwise don’t know, in we have something called Apples-to-Apples where we can choose our electrical supplier. If we don’t choose, it’s chosen for us (normally the same as who bills us), which may cost more than what is available.

Choosing the best - or even the cheapest - supplier isn’t as simple as choosing the lowest dollars per kilowatt hour ($/KWh) available. You also have to consider the term length (measured in months), if there’s a monthly fee, and if it’s a variable rate.

I don’t trust variable rates (the terms never say - or at least I can’t find - exactly how the rate is variable) and I don’t use enough electricity to justify a monthly fee - even with a low rate - so the first thing I do is filter out those options with a variable rate or monthly fee.

That leaves two other variables - $/KWh and term length. Two variables that will fit nicely on an x-y axis.

So I plotted them as a scatter plot:

What’s not surprising about this chart is that the cost tends to increase as the term length increases. The cheapest option - $0.0749 / KWh - is for only three months.

What is surprising is the number of options above, say, 10¢ or 11¢ even at the lower range of term length. The most expensive option - $0.1505 - wasn’t even the longest term. It was for 24 months. And the most expensive 3-month option - $0.1339 - was tied for 5th place as the most expensive option (oddly, the other $0.1339 options was for 12 months and from the same supplier).

Which option did I end up going for? The cheapest 12-month option: $0.0935 / kWh. Was it the best option? We’ll see in a year. For context, the contract that just ended was 7.19¢ / kWh for a 12-month term.

2026 New Year's Resolutions & Goals

JoeHx — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Since the start of the new year, I’ve been thinking about goals and goal-setting. The thing is, year after year, my goals remain mostly unchanged.

This is the second year I’ve been able to max out both our Roth IRAs and drop the max for our kids’ 529s within the first couple days of the year. I’d probably do the same for our 401(k)s - including my i401(k) account - but for those I just have to max out as the year goes along.

I do have a rough four-to-five year plan to be able to retire by 2030. Able to retire and not necessarily retire. That plan, right now, is mostly just moving traditional IRA money into a Roth IRA so I can potentially take some out earlier. But it also involves looking up other early-retirement strategies.

I enjoy what I do, so there’s a good chance I’d keep working regardless.

Health is pretty much the same, too. I never got under the 200 lbs I wanted. But I also never went over 210 lbs either. Well, I did - one day, December 26, 2025, I weighed 210.1 lbs. But I’ve weighed less than that since then.

I still would like to run a 5k non-stop in under 30 minutes. To do that I need to run more, and it’s been so cold outside, I’ve had a hard time motivating myself to run.

I still aim at reading at least one book a month. I don’t want to increase that goal because I want to enjoy the books I read, not read them merely to reach a goal.

The most important thing of all, of course, is my family - my wife, my son, and my daughter. And our dog too. I need to be healthy for them. I need to be financially secure for them.

If I want to make a checklist for “goals” this year, here’s what it would look like:

Some of these were taken from my 2025 New Year’s Resolutions & Goals. I’ve been writing these since 2018. Here are the links for years 2018 - 2024: