Children’s physical activity and sedentary time compared using assessments of accelerometry counts and muscle activity level

Background This research compared accelerometry (ACC)-derived and muscle electromyography (EMG)-based estimates of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time in typical PA tasks and during the daily lives of children. Methods Data was included from two exploratory studies. In Study I, 6–7-year-old ch...

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Main Authors: Ying Gao, Martti Melin, Karoliina Mäkäräinen, Timo Rantalainen, Arto J. Pesola, Arto Laukkanen, Arja Sääkslahti, Taija Finni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5437.pdf