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Category: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Back to Research DatabaseDifferences In Accelerometer Output Across Site Placement And Body Mass Index Category.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to explore the effect of accelerometer (ACC) placement at the hip versus low back (LB) on monitor output (counts·min-1) during treadmill... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Nora E. Miller, Scott J. Strath, Ann M. Swartz
- Institutions: University of Wisconsin
Demographic and Lifestyle Correlates of Physical Activity: The Shanghai Physical Activity Study
PURPOSE: To understand the mechanisms by which physical activity influences health and to target public health recommendations, it is important to determine factors correlated with activity. METHODS: We examined... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Tricia M. Peters, Steven C. Moore, Wong-Ho Chow, Bu-Tian Ji, Xiao-Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, Yong-Bing Xiang, Charles E. Matthews, Michael F. Leitzmann.
- Institutions: NIH/NCI, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Regensburg
Dairy Intake And Cardirespiratory Fitness Influence C-reactive Protein Levels In Young, Healthy, Non-obese Individuals
Research is needed to clarify the meaning of CRP concentrations in healthy, younger, non-obese individuals. PURPOSE: To determine whether anthropometric characteristics, physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, diet, and variables related... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Mary P. Miles, FACSM, Brinley Geiger, Katherine Bodenberg, Eileen Spellman, Laura Duceman, Theodore Ferrari, Eric S. Rawson, FACSM
- Institutions: Montana State University, Bloomsburg University
Criteria For Using Accelerometer Data To Predict Walking/running Time In Free-living Conditions
PURPOSE: In the analysis of accelerometer data, Crouter et al. (J Appl Physiol 2006; 100: 1324-1331) proposed the use of a CV (coefficient of variation) ? 10 as a... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Takemi Sugiyama, Bronwyn K. Clark, Charles E. Matthews, FACSM, Neville Owen
- Institutions: University of Queensland, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Correlations Between Physical Activity, Function, And Self-assessment Of Participation In Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating degenerative disease caused from the lack of the muscle protein dystrophin. Boys with DMD experience a gradual decline in their ability to... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Donovan J. Lott, Roxanna Bendixen, Sunita Mathur, Claudia Senesac, Alicia Kinsey, Krista Vandenborne
- Institutions: University of Florida
Compliance With 30,60 And 90 Minutes Of Moderate To Vigorous Physical Activities
Along the last years several recommendations for physical activity (PA) in children and youth have been proposed, and current recommendations call for at least 60 min·d-1 of moderate-to-vigorous physical... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Jose C. Ribeiro, Laetitia Teixeira, Maria Santos, Michael Sousa, Carla Almeida, António Sereno, Jorge Mota
- Institutions: FADE, University of Porto
Comparison Of Output From Four Different Actigraph Accelerometers
Motion sensors from Actigraph are the most commonly used accelerometers in physical activity research. Currently, researchers can use the 7164 or one of three different versions of the GT1M... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Dinesh John, David R. Bassett, FACSM, Brian M. Tyo
- Institutions: University of Tennessee
Comparison Of Accelerometer And Physical Activity Questionnaire Data In Middle-aged Women
PURPOSE: To compare physical activity (PA) estimates from two accelerometer-based prediction equations with PA questionnaires (PAQ) designed for use in middle-aged women. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Evaluation... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Kelley K. Pettee, James J. McClain, Kristi L. Storti, Chong D. Lee, Barbara E. Ainsworth, FACSM
- Institutions: University of Nebraska Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Arizona State University
Chasing The Kids: Does It Count? An Examination Of Physical Activity In Middle Aged Mothers
Middle aged mothers with young children are one population in which more activity-based research is needed in order to plan gender-specific physical activity interventions. PURPOSE: To examine the amount... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Kelli M. O'Neil, Kathleen F. Janz, FACSM
- Institutions: University of Iowa
Body Mass Index Affects Accelerometer Counts During Walking
Accelerometers have been used to provide objective measures of physical activity and energy expenditure in free-living individuals. However, to our knowledge, output from these devices has not been compared... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Yuri Feito, David Bassett, Jr, FACSM, Dixie Thompson, FACSM, Brian Tyo
- Institutions: University of Tennessee