Challenges and opportunities for measuring physical activity in sedentary adults

Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 91-100

  Tudor Locke, Catrine E ^a,b,c   Myers, Anita M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSOR; SITTING; WALKING;

EID: 0035110824     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200131020-00002     Document Type: Review

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