The association between aerobic fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents: The European youth heart study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Kristensen, Peter Lund ^a   Moeller, Niels Christian ^a   Korsholm, Lars ^a   Kolle, Elin ^b   Wedderkopp, Niels ^a   Froberg, Karsten ^a   Andersen, Lars Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Aerobic fitness; Children; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956617162     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1491-x     Document Type: Article

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