What types of exercise are referred to when the Styku software says "2 times per week" or "moderate exercise"?

The Fitness Tab allows a trainer to set a workout goal for a client. The Workouts per Week slider ranges from 0 workouts (Sedentary) up to 7 workouts (Very Heavy Exercise). The activity levels referenced come from the Revised Harris-Benedict equation (1984), which Styku uses to predict caloric expenditure at different activity levels.

The mapping is below (source).

Activity Level Mapping

0 Workouts/Week — Sedentary

Little to no regular exercise.

1–2 Workouts/Week — Light Exercise

Intensive exercise for at least 20 minutes 1 to 3 times per week. This may include bicycling, jogging, basketball, swimming, skating, etc. If you don't exercise regularly but maintain a busy lifestyle that requires walking frequently for long periods, you meet the requirements of this level.

3–4 Workouts/Week — Moderate Exercise

Intensive exercise for at least 30 to 60 minutes 3 to 4 times per week. Any of the activities listed above will qualify.

5–6 Workouts/Week — Heavy Exercise

Intensive exercise for 60 minutes or greater 5 to 7 days per week. Labor-intensive occupations also qualify — for example, construction work (brick laying, carpentry, general labor), farming, or landscape work.

7 Workouts/Week — Very Heavy Exercise

Exceedingly active and/or very demanding activities. Examples: (1) an athlete with an almost unstoppable training schedule with multiple training sessions per day; (2) a very demanding job such as shoveling coal or working long hours on an assembly line. Generally, this level of activity is very difficult to achieve.

Applies to: All Styku configurations with the Fitness/Fat Loss goal feature.

Related Resources

• How do I use the Fat-Loss Calculator in the Styku Scan Report?
• What is Total Caloric Expenditure and how is it calculated in Styku?
• What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) in the Styku scan report and how is it calculated?
• Understanding the Fat Loss Calculator