Validation of the Actical Activity Monitor in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
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Validation of the actical activity monitor in middle-aged and older adults.
PURPOSE This study was designed to validate the Actical activity monitor in middle-aged and older adults of varying body composition to develop accelerometer thresholds to distinguish between light and moderate intensity physical activity (PA). METHODS Nonobese 45 to 64 yr (N = 29), obese 45 to 64 yr (N = 21), and ≥65 yr (N = 23; varying body composition) participants completed laboratory-bas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1543-3080,1543-5474
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.8.3.372