Effects of weather on pedometer-determined physical activity in children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1432-1438

  Duncan, James Scott ^a   Hopkins, Will G ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a   Duncan, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavior; Objective measurement; Pediatric; Rainfall; Step count; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DAY LENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; METEOROLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER; VELOCITY; WEATHER; WIND; WINTER; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; WALKING; WEATHER;

EID: 58149333891     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31816e2b28     Document Type: Article

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