Measurement of moderate to vigorous physical activity of middle school girls, using TriTrac activity monitors during small-sided, game-based lessons

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-159

  Arnett, Mark G ^a   Lutz, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Cardiovascular fitness; School based physical education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; SPORT; TEACHING;

EID: 0141705697     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327841MPEE0703_02     Document Type: Article

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