The energy expenditure of normal and pathologic gait

RL Waters, S Mulroy - Gait & posture, 1999 - Elsevier
Physiological energy expenditure measurement has proven to be a reliable method of
quantitatively assessing the penalties imposed by gait disability. The purpose of this review …

Accelerometers and pedometers: methodology and clinical application

K Corder, S Brage, U Ekelund - Current Opinion in Clinical …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Accelerometry is able to adequately assess physical activity and its association with health
outcomes but currently methods have limited accuracy for the estimation of free-living …

Gait and postural stability in obese and nonobese prepubertal boys

B McGraw, BA McClenaghan, HG Williams… - Archives of physical …, 2000 - Elsevier
McGraw B, McClenaghan BA, Williams HG, Dickerson J, Ward DS. Gait and postural stability
in obese and nonobese prepubertal boys. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81: 484-9 …

[HTML][HTML] Obesidade infantil: como podemos ser eficazes?

ED Mello, VC Luft, F Meyer - Jornal de pediatria, 2004 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Revisar a abordagem terapêutica da obesidade infantil, bem como aspectos de
seu diagnóstico e prevenção. FONTES DOS DADOS: Foi realizada busca de artigos …

Total body fat does not influence maximal aerobic capacity

M Goran, DA Fields, GR Hunter, SL Herd… - International journal of …, 2000 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of body weight and
body composition on aspects of aerobic fitness. Our hypothesis was that increased body …

Does early physical activity predict body fat change throughout childhood?

LL Moore, D Gao, ML Bradlee, LA Cupples… - Preventive …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Declining levels of physical activity in the population at large may be
responsible in part for the rising rates of childhood obesity. Studies to date, however, have …

Aetiology of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

C Maffeis - European journal of pediatrics, 2000 - Springer
The epidemic diffusion of obesity in industrialised countries has promoted research on the
aetiopathogenesis of this disorder. The purpose of this review is to focus mainly on the …

The importance of physical activity in the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood: a review and an opinion

KS Steinbeck - Obesity reviews, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing and there are a number of theoretical
reasons as to why intervention may be more effective in childhood. There are certain risk …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity but not energy expenditure is reduced in obese adolescents: a case-control study

U Ekelund, J Åman, A Yngve, C Renman… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: The influence of physical activity on body weight in children and adolescents is
controversial. Objective: The objective was to test the hypothesis that the intensity and …

Evaluation of the energy cost of playing a dance simulation video game in overweight and non-overweight children and adolescents

VB Unnithan, W Houser… - International journal of …, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences in the submaximal
energy cost of movement between overweight (OW) and non-overweight (NO) children while …