Step-rate thresholds for moderate and vigorous-intensity activity in persons with Down syndrome

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425-430

  Agiovlasitis, Stamatis ^a   Beets, Michael W ^d   Motl, Robert W ^b   Fernhall, Bo ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Measurement; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTENSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEP RATE THRESHOLD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SPIROMETRY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865334579     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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