500 metabolic equivalents per week (MET/week)  or 150 min of moderate-intensity exercise per week reduces the occurrence of major cancers by 20%. METs and MET-minutes A well-known physiologic effect of physical activity is that it expends energy. A metabolic equivalent, or MET, is a unit useful for describing the energy expenditure of a specific activity.Continue reading “150 min of moderate-intensity exercise per week”