Enhancing activity recognition by fusing inertial and biometric information

H Martín, AM Bernardos, P Tarrío… - … on Information Fusion, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Activity recognition is an active research field nowadays, as it enables the development of
highly adaptive applications, eg in the field of personal health. In this paper, a light high …

An indirect method to assess the energy expenditure of manual labourers in situ

PA Scott, CJ Christie - South African Journal of Science, 2004 - journals.co.za
The aim of ergonomics is to identify any incompatibility between worker capabilities and the
demands of their job. It is therefore desirable that in a developing country such as South …

Psychometric properties of two systematic observation techniques for assessing physical activity levels in children with mental retardation

CA Taylor, J Yun - Pediatric Exercise Science, 2006 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study examined the psychometric properties of the System for Observing Fitness
Instruction Time (SOFIT) and the Children's Activity Rating Scale (CARS) for use with …

Algorithms to Improve Exercise Intensity Estimation Using Wrist-and Hip-Worn Accelerometers

WW Yang, YC Lin, HFC Chien, TY Shiang… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Health management and physical rehabilitation often involve personalized plans. Exercise
intensity measurements help tailor these plans to the specific needs, abilities, and medical …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) using multiple linear regression in healthy Korean adults: a preliminary study

WS Jung, HY Park, SW Kim, J Kim… - Physical Activity and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
[Purpose] This preliminary study aimed to develop a regression model to estimate the non-
exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) of Korean adults using various easy-to-measure …

Energy expenditure estimation of tabata by combining acceleration and heart rate

Y Yan, Q Chen - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tabata training plays an important role in health promotion. Effective monitoring of exercise
energy expenditure is an important basis for exercisers to adjust their physical activities to …

Relationship between energy intake and expenditure during harvesting tasks

CJA Christie - Occupational Ergonomics, 2008 - content.iospress.com
The objective of this study was to compare the energy demands of manual harvesting tasks
with the associated energy intake of the workers'. Fifty eight workers (29 Chainsaw …

Correction of estimation bias of predictive equations of energy expenditure based on wrist/waist-mounted accelerometers

CS Ho, CH Chang, KC Lin, CC Huang, YJ Hsu - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Using wearable inertial sensors to accurately estimate energy expenditure (EE)
during an athletic training process is important. Due to the characteristics of inertial sensors …

A novel approach to measuring activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: using 2 activity monitors to classify daily activity

MD Cohen, M Cutaia - Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a low profile of daily
activity have poor health outcomes. Although walking is a common activity, it may not be the …

Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure by GPS combined with accelerometry in real-life conditions

DMT Nguyen, V Lecoultre… - Journal of Physical …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Physical activity (PA) and related energy expenditure (EE) is often assessed by
means of a single technique. Because of inherent limitations, single techniques may not …