MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task)

This datafield displays the metabolic equivalent of an activity, which is the calorie burn rate in units of kcal/kg/h. One MET is 1 kcal/kg/h which is approximately the calorie burn rate at rest. For more information on MET, see https://metscalculator.com/ Although VO2max measurement is more desirable for measuring cardiovascular fitness, Garmin watches only provide this for running and cycling. For people that do neither of these activities, METs is an alternative way to gauge cardiovascular fitness. You should be capable of exercise at a level of at least 5 METs for an independent lifestyle and a higher survival rate. Higher than 8 METs is more desirable because at 8 METs risk factor for death from major causes is reduced in half compared to at 5 METs. See https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa011858 The maximum METs recording feature is useful for this purpose. # Features * Display real-time measurement, average over the entire activity duration (indicated as Avg. MET), or current lap average MET (indicated as Lap MET) * Selectable to calculate using 1 MET=1 kcal/kg/h as a basis, or as a multiple of your estimated personal basal metabolic rate (indicated as METp). Your personal basal metabolic rate is your daily Resting Calories (visible in the Garmin Connect app) divided by the number of minutes in a day. (This latter selection requires your birth date, weight, height and gender to be entered in your Garmin user profile settings.) # Full Version Features * Saves MET data to FIT file for graph display in the Garmin Connect app * Saves max & average MET over the activity duration and total MET·hr expended to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app activity summary * Saves Lap MET values to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app lap data * Saves 14 day maximum MET to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app activity summary * Saves today's MET·hr (from all activities) to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app activity summary (available on Garmin watches only) * Saves previous 7 days MET·hr (from all activities) to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app activity summary. This gives you an indication of your normalized weekly activity level, also reflecting your energy expenditure. Normalized means the value is comparable to others of different height, weight, age, gender. (available on Garmin watches only) * Determines heart rate recovery at the end of the activity and saves this for viewing in Garmin Connect. To use this, enable the option to measure HR recovery in the settings before starting your activity. Press STOP as usual at the end of your exercise. Rest. At the end of the 2 minutes, the watch will vibrate, indicating that the heart rate recovery has been measured. Now save the activity. View the results in Garmin Connect. For example, a heart rate recovery value of 25 means that your heart rate dropped 25bpm after 2 minutes. This value should increase as your fitness level improves. * Added ability to save ruck weight (for rucking) to the FIT file for viewing with the activity summary in the Garmin Connect app, . # Payment For the FULL version, use this link to pay US$1.70 via Stripe (no account required; credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay accepted). https://buy.stripe.com/00g4hVbIo8wR2cg3dw Alternative payment via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/trudelta/1.70USD Important instructions: https://ko-fi.com/post/Payments-via-PayPal-Z8Z6AIK78 If you don't get a reply within 8 hours, see here for help: https://ko-fi.com/post/Common-causes-for-not-receiving-your-unlock-code-N4N8BUEGH # Get this feature in a watchface. See the Aerospace+H4 watchface: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/52f5a9bf-f6d4-433e-b9fc-700fef927615 or Endurence watchface: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/9df14173-1e71-4b35-b1a0-c97d86d3d2e9 or MM Chrono watchface # Related article: https://ko-fi.com/post/The-best-metric-for-measuring-your-activity-level-E1E2F46E

Please note that it appears the latest version of Garmin Connect mobile is rounding off values displayed in the activity summary. The avg METs, METhr and max MET values should be shown with 1 or 2 decimal points but they all show as integers now. I have notified Garmin of this problem and they have acknowledged it. To see the full precision values, use the Garmin Connect web portal. Version 2.14.12 Added support for the Forerunner 70 and 170 models. Version 2.14.11 Added support for the D2 Mach 2 Pro. Version 2.14.10 Added support for the D2 Mach 2 and D2 Air X15. Version 2.14.9 Added support for Venu 4 models. Version 2.14.8 Added support for the Edge 550/850 and Fenix 8 Pro. Version 2.14.7 Added support for the Edge MTB. Version 2.14.6 Added support for the Venu X1. Version 2.14.5 Added support for the Forerunner 570/970, Edge 540, and Edge Explore 2 models. Version 2.14.4 Added support for the Vivoactive 6. Version 2.14.3 Added support for the Descent G2. Version 2.14.2 Added support for Approach S50/S44. Version 2.14.1 Added support for Instinct 3 series. Version 2.14.0 Minor changes to improve robustness. Version 2.13.1, 2.13.2 Added support for Fenix 8 and Enduro 3 models. Version 2.13.2 Added missing support for the Enduro 2. Version 2.13.1 Added support for the Edge 1050. Version 2.13.0 FULL Version only change: Corrected Lap MET values recorded against the wrong lap. Version 2.12.0 Added option to display current lap average MET. Version 2.11.0 FULL Version only changes: Added option to save lap average MET to the Garmin Connect activity record. Added option to save or not save non-session MET-hr stats. Version 2.10.0 Revised the MET-h/week and today's MET-h calculations. Calculation of these 2 values will always use the MET standard 1kcal/h/kg basal metabolic rate value. Version 2.9.5 Added support for Forerunner 165 models. Version 2.9.4 Added support for the Descent Mk3 43mm models. Version 2.9.3 Added support for the Fenix 7 Solar model. Version 2.9.2 Added support for the Descent Mk3 model. Version 2.9.1 Added support for the Fenix 7X Pro Solar. Version 2.9.0 Corrected crash on devices that do not have storage like the Fenix 3 series. Versions 2.7.0, 2.8.0 Attempt to correct erroneous negative values in 7 day MET-hr metric. Version 2.6.3 Added support for the Vivoactive 5. Version 2.6.2 Added support for the Edge 840 model. Version 2.6.1 Added support for Venu 3 models. Version 2.6.0 PRO Version only change: Added ability to save ruck weight (specified in the data field settings), for rucking, to the FIT file for viewing with the activity summary in the Garmin Connect app. The units follows your weight units specified in the watch system settings. Version 2.5.3 Added support for Epix 2 PRO and Fenix 7 PRO models. Version 2.5.2 Added support for Approach S70. Version 2.5.1 Added support for Instinct 2X. Version 2.5.0 FULL Version only change: Added option to save heart rate recovery at the end of the activity to Garmin Connect. Version 2.4.3 Added support for Forerunner 265 & 965 series. Version 2.4.2 Added support for Instinct Crossover. Version 2.4.1 Added support for Marq 2 series. Version 2.4.0 Corrected crash on Edge devices. Version 2.3.0 Added support for Venu Square 2 series. Full version change only: Added today's MET·hr and previous 7 days MET·hr to the FIT file for display in the Garmin Connect app activity summary (available on Garmin watches only). Version 2.2.0 Full version change only: Corrected missing 14 day maximum MET value from FIT file when a new maximum was not reached during the activity session. Version 2.1.0 Corrected max METs value when the calculation interval was set to average over activity duration. Version 2.0.0 Added full (paid) version. Added saving of the maximum MET and 14 day maximum MET to the FIT file. Removed support for Approach S60 (not valid). Version 1.8.0 Corrected problem reading settings on Connect IQ 4.0.0 devices.