The table lists the conversion of some popular activities into steps.
| Physical Activity |
# minutes = 1300 steps
|
|
| Moderate | Vigorous | |
| Aerobic Dance | 11 | 8 |
| Backpacking | 9 | 6 |
| Badminton | 10 | 7 |
| Ballroom dancing | 14 | 8 |
| Basketball | 9 | 6 |
| Bicycling | 11 | 8 |
| Billiard/pool | 17 | 15 |
| Bowling | 14 | 10 |
| Calisthenics | 11 | 8 |
| Canoeing/rowing | 11 | 8 |
| Croquet | 17 | 15 |
| Stationery cycling | 10 | 7 |
| Fencing | 7 | 5 |
| Fishing | 14 | 12 |
| Frisbee | 14 | 10 |
| Football (Touch) | 11 | 8 |
| Gardening (Active) | 30 | 20 |
| Golfing | 19 | 15 |
| Hiking | 11 | 7 |
| Hockey (field & ice) | 7 | 5 |
| Jogging | 9 | 6 |
| Martial Arts | 6 | 4 |
| Mountain Climbing | 9 | 6 |
| Pilates | 13 | 10 |
| Racquetball/handball | 11 | 8 |
| Rope Skipping | 8 | 5 |
| SCUBA Diving | 11 | 8 |
| Skating | 11 | 8 |
| Skiing (Cross country) | 9 | 6 |
| Skiing (downhill) | 12 | 9 |
| Snowboarding | 9 | 7 |
| Snowshoeing | 8 | 6 |
| Soccer | 11 | 8 |
| Stair/bench stepping | 10 | 7 |
| Swimming | 11 | 8 |
| Table Tennis | 23 | 16 |
| Tennis | 11 | 8 |
| Volleyball | 15 | 10 |
| Water-skiing | 11 | 8 |
| Weight Training Circuit | 11 | 8 |
| Yoga | Hatha 15 | 11 |
| “Walking in the Way” by Ronnett Sailors & Metabolic Equivalents of various physical activities | ||
