Physical Activity Patterns During School Recess: A Study in Children 6 to 10 Years Old

The aims of this study were to characterize the spontaneous physical activity of children during school recess, and to estimate variation in physical activity associated with gender and age. A MTI actigraph (Model 7164) was used with a sample of 140 boys and 131 girls, 6 to 10 years of age. MTI coun...

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Main Author: Lopes, Vitor P. (author)
Other Authors: Vasques, Catarina (author), Pereira, Beatriz (author), Maia, José A.R. (author), Malina, Robert M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/226
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/226