Physical activity and quality of life: Assessing the influence of activity frequency, intensity, volume, and motives

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-132

  Lustyk, M Kathleen B ^a   Widman, Laura ^a   Paschane, Amy A E ^b   Olson, Karen C ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sheppard Pratt Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 14944338744     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.30.3.124-132     Document Type: Article

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