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Visualization of Intensity Levels to Reduce the Gap Between Self-Reported and Directly Measured Physical Activity
Published on: March 7, 2019
Relationships among self-reported physical activity, aerobic fitness and reaction time
1Centre for Research in Human Development, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.
Canadian Journal of Sport Sciences = Journal Canadien Des Sciences Du Sport
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
Three age groups were studied: 10-11, 17-18, and 23-24 year-olds. Significant correlations were found between aerobic fitness and physical activity level and between aerobic fitness and reaction time, in the oldest group only.
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