Open AccessValidation of the Tracmor triaxial accelerometer system for walking
Author(s) -
James A. Levine,
Paulette Baukol,
Klaas R. Westerterp
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 - 10.1097/00005768-200109000-00024
Subject(s) - accelerometer , energy expenditure , treadmill , physical medicine and rehabilitation , preferred walking speed , power walking , simulation , mathematics , computer science , physical therapy , medicine , endocrinology , operating system
Walking is likely to contribute substantially to nonexercise activity thermogenesis. The Tracmor triaxial accelerometer system (Maastricht, The Netherlands) is the most widely validated system for detecting body movement in free-living subjects. The aim of this study was to validate the Tracmor triaxial accelerometer system for estimating the energy expenditure of walking.