Several steps/day indicators predict changes in anthropometric outcomes: HUB City Steps
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Several steps/day indicators predict changes in anthropometric outcomes: HUB City Steps
BACKGROUND Walking for exercise remains the most frequently reported leisure-time activity, likely because it is simple, inexpensive, and easily incorporated into most people's lifestyle. Pedometers are simple, convenient, and economical tools that can be used to quantify step-determined physical activity. Few studies have attempted to define the direct relationship between dynamic changes in p...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-983