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Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wearable Monitors: Recommendations for Monitor Calibration and Use in the Field
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2012)
  • Patty S. Freedson, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Heather R. Bowles
  • Richard Troiano
  • William Haskell
Abstract

This paper provides recommendations for the use of wearable monitors for assessing physical activity. We have provided recommendations for measurement researchers, end users, and developers of activity monitors. We discuss new horizons and future directions in the field of objective measurement of physical activity and present challenges that remain for the future. These recommendations are based on the proceedings from the workshop, “Objective Measurement of Physical Activity: Best Practices & Future Direction,” July 20-21, 2009, and also on data and information presented since the workshop.

Keywords
  • physical activity measurement,
  • wearable accelerometers,
  • recommendations for using monitors
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Publication Date
January, 2012
Publisher Statement
This article was harvested from PubMed. doi:10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182399b7e
Citation Information
Patty S. Freedson, Heather R. Bowles, Richard Troiano and William Haskell. "Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wearable Monitors: Recommendations for Monitor Calibration and Use in the Field" Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Vol. 44 Iss. 1 Suppl 1 (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/patty_freedson/18/