International physical activity questionnaire
We are interested in finding out about the kinds of physical activities that people do as part of their everyday lives. The questions will ask you about the time you spent being physically active in the last 7 days. Please answer each question even if you do not consider yourself to be an active person. Please think about the activities you do at work, as part of your house and yard work, to get from place to place, and in your spare time for recreation, exercise or sport
Think about all the vigorous activities that you did in the last 7 days. Vigorous physical activities refer to activities that take hard physical effort and make you breathe much harder than normal. Think only about those physical activities that you did for at least 10 minutes at a time.
1. During the last 7 days, on how many days did you do vigorous physical activities like heavy lifting, digging, aerobics, or fast bicycling?
_____days per week
No vigorous physical activities skip to question 3
2. How much time did you usually spend doing vigorous physical activities on one of those days?
_____ hours per day
_____minutes per day
Don’t know/Not sure
3. During the last 7 days, on how many days did you do moderate physical activities like carrying light loads, bicycling at a regular pace, or doubles tennis? Do not include walking
_____days per week
No moderate physical activities skip to question 5
4. How much time did you usually spend doing moderate physical activities on one of those days?
_____ hours per day
_____minutes per day
Don’t know/Not sure
5. During the last 7 days, on how many days did you walk for at least 10 minutes at a time?
_____days per week
No walking skip to question 7
6. How much time did you usually spend walking on one of those days?
_____ hours per day
_____minutes per day
Don’t know/Not sure
7. During the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a week day?
_____ hours per day
_____minutes per day
Don’t know/Not sure