Comparison of rates of perceived exertion between active video games and traditional exercise

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 133-140

  Devereaux, Julie ^a   Pack, Meghan ^a   Piccott, Vanessa ^a   Whitten, Kelley ^a   Basset, Fabien ^a   Rohr, Linda E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometer; Heart rate; Rate of perceived exertion; Treadmill; Wii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867624933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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