Active transportation and public transportation use to achieve physical activity recommendations? A combined GPS, accelerometer, and mobility survey study
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Active transportation and public transportation use to achieve physical activity recommendations? A combined GPS, accelerometer, and mobility survey study
BACKGROUND Accurate information is lacking on the extent of transportation as a source of physical activity, on the physical activity gains from public transportation use, and on the extent to which population shifts in the use of transportation modes could increase the percentage of people reaching official physical activity recommendations. METHODS In 2012-2013, 234 participants of the RECO...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1479-5868
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0124-x