Optimal Exercise Calculator
Your current age (years):
Typical exercise intensity:
Walking (3 METs)
Brisk hiking (4 METs)
Weight lifting, Yoga (intense) (5 METs)
Moderate cycling (6 METs)
Jogging (8 METs)
Basketball game (10 METs)
Utility: How unpleasant is exercise to you?
1 = as fun as alternatives
0.5 = quite disliked
0 = equivalent to unconsciousness
-1 = substantial suffering and misery.
Each hour/week reduces per-period utility by this fraction.
Discount rate (per year):
How much less you value future years vs. today.
0 = future and present equal
0.03 = standard health economics
0.06 = standard adult
0.12 = short-term focus
Note: discount rates reflect impatience and tech progress expectations only. Mortality risk is already accounted for.