Table 3 First Delphi round: Categories captured from the experts voting for the definition process of light-, moderate-, vigorous- and high-intensity exercises
Light | Moderate | Vigorous | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Walking (n = 19) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 6), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 5), Medicine (n = 6), Other (n = 2) Balance (n = 6) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 4), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Exercise with MET less < 3.1 according to Ainsworth’s compendium of physical activities (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 3), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Yoga (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 4), Medicine (n = 1), Other (n = 1) Stretching (n = 5) Medicine (n = 2), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Other (n = 1) Coordination (n = 3) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 1) Functional and daily activities (n = 3) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1) Exercises that allow easy talking (n = 3) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Tai-Chi (n = 3) Sports and Exercise Sciences Qigong (n = 2) Sports and Exercise Sciences Running (n = 2) Physiology and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) Pilates (n = 2) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) Cycling (n = 1) Medicine Slow Ballroom dancing (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Feldenkrais (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Taijiquan (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences | Walking/nordic walking/group walking (n = 15) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 5), Other (n = 4), Medicine (n = 3), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 2) Cycling/slow cycling (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 2), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1) Exercise rated with MET 3.2–4.7/MET 3–6 (n = 6) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 4), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Dance/dance exercise/fast ball-room dancing (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 3), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Bodyweight exercise (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 2), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1) Able to sustain steady conversation (n = 4; Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 3), Other (n = 1) Water aerobics/aerobics (n = 3) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Other (n = 1) Pilates/Yoga (n = 3) Medicine (n = 2), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) Submaximal exercise 60–70%/55–60% Hfmax (n = 3) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) Slow jogging/jogging (n = 2) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) Stair climbing (n = 2) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Functional training/Calisthenics (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Moderate intensity interval training (n = 1) Other Lifting weights (n = 1) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Golf (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Exergaming (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Housework (n = 1) Other Gardening (n = 1) Other | Running/treadmill running/uphill jogging (n = 14) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 5), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 4), Medicine (n = 3), Other (n = 2) Exercise rated with METs 6–9 (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 4), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1) Weight training (n = 4) Physiology and Rehabilitation (n = 2), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Medicine (n = 2) Swimming (n = 4) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 3), Other (n = 1) Able to sustain few words/difficulties to speak/conversation generally cannot be maintained uninterrupted up to 30 min (n = 5) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 1), Other (n = 2) Power walking (n = 3) Medicine (n = 2), Physiology and Rehabilitation (n = 1)) Cycling (n = 3) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 1) Climbing stairs (n = 2) Physiology and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1)  < 70% of HRmax (n = 2) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) Aerobic dancing (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences METs < 4.8 (n = 1; Sports and Exercise Sciences Exercise training following the FITT principle (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences Sport games (Soccer, basketball, volleyball etc.) (n = 1) Other Climbing (n = 1) Other High intensity interval training (n = 1) Other Skiing (n = 1) Other | Running (n = 4) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 2), Medicine (n = 1), Other (n = 1) Same as vigorous intensity (n = 4) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 3), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1) Cycling (n = 3) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Medicine (n = 1) More than 80% HRmax (n = 2) Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 1), Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1) High intensity interval training (n = 2) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 1); Other (n = 1) Rope jumping (n = 2) Sports and Exercise Sciences (n = 2), Medicine (n = 1) Squash (n = 1) Sports and Exercise Sciences) Sport games (Soccer, basketball, volleyball) (n = 1) Other Cross country skiing (n = 1) Other Long distance swimming (n = 1) Other Climbing (n = 1) Other |