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Physical Activity and Health Laboratory

Publications and Presentations

Selected Publications

Pober, D.M., J Staudenmayer, J., C Raphael, C., Freedson, P.S..  Development of novel techniques to classify physical activity mode using accelerometers.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 38:1626-1634, 2006.

Chasan-Taber, L., Roberts, D.E., Schmidt, M.D., Fragala, M., Freedson, P.S. Energy expenditure of selected household activities during pregnancy.  Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78: 133-137, 2007.

Matthews, C.E., Chen, K.Y., Freedson, P.S., Buchowski, M.S., Beech, B.M., Pate, R.R., Troiano, R.P.  Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States 2003-2004. American Journal of Epidemiology 167: 875-881, 2008.

Freedson, P.S., Brendley, K., Ainsworth, B.E., Kohl III, H.W., Leslie, E., N. Owen, N.  New techniques and issues in assessing walking behavior and its contexts.  Medicine and Science and Sports and Exercise, 40:S574-583, 2008.

 

Selected Presentations 
Abstracts

Validity of 4 Prediction Equations for Estimating Energy Expenditure during Simulated Free-Play in Children

Physical Activity and Academic Performance

Energy Cost of Physical Activity in Children

 

Presentations

Energy Cost of Free-Play Physical Activity in Children

 

Posters

Actical vs. Actigraph: Accuracy in Estimating Energy Expenditure during Children’s Play

A correction factor improves MET estimates of physical activities

Energy Expenditure Prediction from a Triaxial Accelerometer using Vector Magnitude or Vertical Axis Counts

A comparison between the ActiGraph 7164 and ActiGraph GT1M counts during self-paced locomotion

Errors identifying activity type do not explain MET underestimation by a two-regression algorithm

MET Misclassification of Physical Activity: Effect of Age, BMI and Gender

Validity of Compendium of Physical Activities in Predicting Activity METs in Younger and Older Adults

Children’s oxygen cost of Wii Tennis compared to slow walking and sedentary games

 


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