Seasonal variation in adult leisure-time physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1004-1008

  Pivarnik, James M ^a   Reeves, Mathew J ^b   Rafferty, Ann P ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Epidemiology; Exercise; Health surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TIME; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RECREATION; SEASONS;

EID: 0037777803     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000069747.55950.B1     Document Type: Article

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