| Light | Moderate | Heavy (optional) | |
| PERSONAL | Showering, shaving, dressing, cooking, bed making, ironing, slow, stair climbing | Sexual relations, shopping, carrying groceries, laundry, hanging out clothes | |
| HOUSE AND GARDEN | Do it yourself jobs (no lifting) tending pot plants, hand watering | Vacuuming, mopping, washing car, weeding, digging, lawn mowing | Lifting objects >25kg, car repairs, chopping wood, erecting fences and pergolas |
| RECREATION | Art and craft work, board and table games, playing piano, putting and chipping | Bowling games, social dancing, social racquet games, golf, fishing | Singles tennis, hiking |
| EXERCISE | 5 – 15 minutes stroll or low resistance stationery cycle (twice daily) plus light exercises | 20 – 40 minute comfortable walk or leisurely bicycling plus graded exercises | 30 – 60 minute fast walk or jog, swimming laps, rowing machine aerobics |
