Physical activity (IPAQ short form)

Seven questions about the last seven days: vigorous and moderate activity, walking and sitting, scored the official IPAQ way.

Prepared by Handityo Aulia Putra, Dr.Eng. · updated 3 October 2026

7 items
3–5 minutes
Last 7 days

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About this questionnaire

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was developed by an international expert group and tested in 12 countries (Craig et al., 2003). Its short form is one of the most widely used measures of physical activity in health surveys and research.

Think about all physical activity in the last 7 days: at work, at home, getting from place to place, and in your free time. Count only activity that lasted at least 10 minutes at a time.

Scoring follows the official IPAQ guidelines (2005): walking counts 3.3 METs, moderate activity 4.0 and vigorous activity 8.0, and MET-minutes per week = METs × minutes per day × days. Times under 10 minutes are not counted, and more than 3 hours a day is capped at 3 hours. Sitting time is reported separately.

Before you start

For reflection, not diagnosis. This is a self-report questionnaire. It cannot diagnose any condition, and it is not a basis for hiring, admission or any other decision about a person.

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Provided as is. A personal project, free and with no warranty. Not connected to any institution I work with.

Credit

Craig, C. L., Marshall, A. L., Sjöström, M., Bauman, A. E., Booth, M. L., Ainsworth, B. E., … Oja, P. (2003). International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35(8), 1381–1395. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.MSS.0000078924.61453.FB

IPAQ short last 7 days self-administered format (revised August 2002); the IPAQ group encourages its use for monitoring and research. Scoring: IPAQ Research Committee (2005), Guidelines for Data Processing and Analysis of the IPAQ – Short and Long Forms. WHO guideline: Bull, F. C., et al. (2020). World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(24), 1451–1462. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955