Open AccessEnergy Expenditure of the Physical Activity across the Curriculum Intervention
Author(s) -
Jeffery J. Honas,
Richard A. Washburn,
Bryan Smith,
Jerry L. Greene,
Joseph Donnelly
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31816d6591
Subject(s) - physical activity , energy expenditure , doubly labeled water , limits of agreement , zoology , medicine , physical activity level , mathematics , physical therapy , psychology , demography , nuclear medicine , biology , sociology
Physical activity is frequently a component of interventions designed to diminish weight gain in children. It is essential to determine whether the energy expenditure (EE) elicited by these interventions is sufficient to reduce the rate of weight gain.