Using heart-rate feedback to increase physical activity in children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 402-408

  McManus, Alison M ^a   Masters, Rich S W ^a   Laukkanen, Raija M T ^b,c   Yu, Clare C W ^a   Sit, Cindy H P ^a   Ling, Fiona C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Polar Electro Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Feedback; Intervention; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

CHILD; CURRICULUM; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART RATE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53249100314     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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