The knowledge of a given joint’s range of motion (ROM) is essential when determining the design criteria for an arthroplasty and when determining the goals to strive for in rehabilitative prescription. In the present work the three-dimensional kinematics of seven activities of daily living (ADLs) commonly found in Asia were collected. Three separate tests, using a mechanical model, showed that misaligning the sensors off the axis of flexion/extension had little effect on the flexion/extension results but lead to inaccuracies within the two other axes. A comparative study of the results obtained through Goniometry and the Fastrak® from Polhemus was conducted. Excellent agreement was found between the two measuring devices for the ankle, good results were found for the knee, unfortunately there was poor agreement between the two methodologies at the hip. Repeatability of the sensor positioning and the reference position was deemed to be excellent to good for all the joints under investigation. The ADLs that were investigated included sitting cross-legged, two variations of kneeling, two variations of squatting, stepping onto a mockup of a minibus and sitting on a low stool. Three-dimensional kinematic data was collected at the level of the hip and knee, and movement within the sagittal plane was recorded at the ankle. The ROM of the seven ADLs studied all surpassed the ROM currently offered by current knee replacements except for stepping onto a minibus. Of the 7 activities studied kneeling brought about the largest ROM within the sagittal plane, 140.6 (+/- 11.5) degrees. Kneeling with plantar flexion resulted in the largest flexion/extension values at the level of the ankle, 63 (+/- 14.6) degrees. The two variations of squatting resulted in 132.2 (+/- 13.6) degrees of knee flexion/extension, 26.4 (+/- 11.4) degrees of intemal/extemal rotation, and 21.6 (+/- 6.1) degrees o f abduction/adduction. Sitting on a low stool brought about the largest ROM at the level of the hip, 86.3 (+/- 8.5) degrees, but caution should be taken when interpreting these results due to the poor agreement at the level of the hip between the Fastrak9 and the goniometric measurements. The findings of the present work have far reaching implications providing a broad guideline for the ROM necessary at the level of the lower limbs in the performance of ADLs commonly found in Asia.