A primary goal of pulmonary rehabilitation is to improve health and life quality by
encouraging participants to engage in exercise and to increase daily physical activity. The …

Study objectives: Few studies have analysed the rates and correlates of physical activity in
economically and geographically diverse populations. Objectives were to examine:(1) urban …

ABSTRACT EYLER, AA, RC BROWNSON, SJ BACAK, and RA HOUSEMANN. The
Epidemiology of Walking for Physical Activity in the United States. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is an important aspect of cardiovascular disease
prevention. However, the populations that show high risk of cardiovascular disease also …

The growing emphasis on promoting environmental change as a means to increase
physical activity has motivated conversation and collaboration between researchers and …

In this investigation, the authors evaluated the reproducibility and validity of the Shanghai
Women's Health Study (SWHS) physical activity questionnaire (PAQ), which was …

This study examined the validity and reliability of survey items measuring one-week recall of
physical activity (PA) and examined differences by weight status. A sub-aim of the study was …

To investigate the association between physical activity and health, we need accurate and
detailed free-living physical activity measurements. The determination of energy expenditure …

The purpose of this study was to establish the accuracy of five published accelerometer
regression equations that predict time spent in different intensity classifications during free …

BACKGROUND: Nationwide, Hispanic women report low levels of physical activity and bear
excess health risk associated with inactivity. This study investigated the relationship …