Open AccessField evaluation of energy expenditure from continuous and intermittent walking in women
Author(s) -
Janet E. Fulton,
Louise C. Mâsse,
Susan R. Tortolero,
Kathleen B. Watson,
Kristiann C. Heesch,
Harold W. Kohl,
Steven N. Blair,
Carl J. Caspersen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-200101000-00025
Subject(s) - energy expenditure , medicine , repeated measures design , analysis of variance , mathematics , metabolic equivalent , physical activity , zoology , continuous variable , physical therapy , statistics , biology
Recent physical activity recommendations suggest that comparable amounts of prescribed physical activity, done as a single continuous bout or as a set of intermittent bouts, will produce equal amounts of energy expenditure (EE) during the prescribed activity as well as throughout the day.