An examination of four traditional school physical activity models on children's step counts and MVPA

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 88-93

  Brusseau, Timothy A ^a   Kulinna, Pamela H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pedometer; physical education; recess; school health

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927690975     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2014.977431     Document Type: Article

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