Daily physical activity assessment: What is the importance of upper limb movements vs whole body movements?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1105-1110

  Kumahara, H ^a   Tanaka, H ^b   Schutz, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Indirect calorimetry; Lower limb movement; NEAT (nonexercise activity thermogenesis); Upper limb movement; Walking exercise

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEAL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SELF CARE; SITTING; TREADMILL; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACCELERATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 4344607111     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802712     Document Type: Article

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