Use of pedometers to identify less active children and time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity in the school setting

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 226-230

  Rush, Elaine ^a   Coppinger, Tara ^a   Obolonkin, Victor ^a   Hinckson, Erica ^a   McGrath, Les ^a   McLennan, Stephanie ^b   Graham, David ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Sport Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Child; Exercise; Monitoring; Physiologic instrumentation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACCELERATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84860888708     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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