article_snippet: Make sure you record your heart rate during each exercise.
article_snippet: This is a gauge of how much energy the body expends during exercise.
article_snippet: More vigorous activities require higher energy output – or higher METs.
article_snippet: An activity such as slow walking equals two METs, compared with eight for running.
article_snippet: Now, when I can be bothered, I go to Bikram yoga and run.
article_snippet: I fired up the treadmill and got going.
article_snippet: I walk twice as fast.
article_snippet: but it reminded me why hate treadmills.
article_snippet: grade/7 METs make walking and running so boring.
article_snippet: Treadmill doesn't go up as far as 20 per cent and thank God.