A description of the volume and intensity of sporadic physical activity among adults

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Robson, Jordan ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Health surveys; Motor activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; BOUTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPORADIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 84933509766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20521847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-1847-7-2     Document Type: Article

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