T he health benefits of physical activity for adults have been well established (US
Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). Similar links with children are not as well …

Despite much progress with physical activity assessment, the limitations concerning the
accurate measurement of physical activity are often amplified in young people due to the …

运动, 饮食和睡眠构成了儿童每天24h 自然养育的3 个要素. 学龄前儿童的运动与其骨骼,
心肺健康, 动作和认知发展, 以及社会心理健康等各方面均密切相关, 并且也将持续影响着成年后 …

ABSTRACT CROUTER, SE _ PL SCHNEIDER, M. KARABULUT, and DR BASSETT, IR.
Validity of IO Electronic Pedometers for Measuring Steps, Distance, and Energy Cost. Med …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity (PA) patterns and the hypothesized
psychosocial and environmental determinants of PA in an ethnically diverse sample of …

Summary 1 Introduction 2 Definition and measurement of physical activity 2.1 Definition and
classification of physical activity 2.2 Measuring physical activity Key points 3 Physical activity …

Valid assessment of physical activity is important to researchers and practitioners interested
in surveillance, screening, programme evaluation and intervention. The validity of an …

Background Understanding the determinants of physical activity in children is critical for the
treatment and prevention of childhood obesity. Social-cognitive theory has been used to …

Physical activity is a behavior that is characterized by any bodily movement that results in an
increase in energy expenditure above resting levels (Caspersen, 1989). This behavior has …

Increasing the physical activity of typically sedentary adult populations is at the forefront of
the public health agenda. This review addresses the challenges in defining and measuring …