Most people have a good sense of how hard they are working when they are being active. Listen to your body.

Rate yourself on the following scale while you are being active.

How hard are you working?

Very, very light?	Very Light?	Fairly Light?	Somewhat Hard?	Hard?	Very Hard?	Very, very hard?
"I am not working hard at all. I can talk and even sing easily."	"I am working and breathing a little harder than usual. I can still talk easily."		"I am working and breathing somewhat hard. I can talk fairly easily."	"I am working hard and breathing deeply. I can still talk."	"I am working very hard. I can not catch my breath or talk."
		Stay in this range

Revised from Lifestyle Balance Jump Start Your Activity Plan