Physical activity content of motive8 pe compared to primary school pe lessons in the context of children's overall daily activity levels

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Rowlands, Ann V ^a   Esliger, Dale W ^a   Pilgrim, Emma L ^b   Middlebrooke, Andrew R ^a   Eston, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Motive8 Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Habitual activity; Motive8; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949099179     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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