Association between daily physical activity and fitness in junior high school students

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Sasayama, Kensaku ^a   Adachi, Minoru ^b  

^a Kaikake Junior High School   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Fitness; Junior high school students; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960423921     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm.60.287     Document Type: Article

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