Purpose To describe the sex-specific patterns of school children's daily pedometer-
determined physical (PA) during physical education (PE), recess and lunchtime, and before …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical activity (PA) patterns of children. Forty-
four 7th-grade students (19 boys, 25 girls) recorded pedometer data for 2 consecutive …

Background: The need to understand where and how much physical activity (PA) children
accumulate has become important in assisting the development, implementation, and …

This review assembles pedometry literature focused on youth, with particular attention to
expected values for habitual, school day, physical education class, recess, lunch break, out …

The purpose of this review is to integrate and summarize specific measurement topics
(instrument and metric choice, validity, reliability, how many and what types of days …

While studies of the physical activity habits of New Zealand children have been carried out,
the findings have been restricted by the use of proxy and self-report measures and limited to …

Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the pedometer-determined physical
activity levels of American youth. Methods: A secondary analysis of six existing data sets …

Background Pedometry methods for collecting data in young populations are advancing, but
it is unclear how many days of data are enough for population monitoring. Methods Using …

Purpose To evaluate the effects of meteorological variables on the number of pedometer
steps accumulated by children. Methods Between August and December 2004 (winter to …

Research has suggested a trend of decreasing activity with age necessitating a renewed
emphasis on promoting physical activity for children. The purpose of this study was to …