Open AccessLower Activity Levels Are Related to Higher Plantar Pressures in Overweight Children
Author(s) -
Diane L. RiddifordHarland,
Julie R. Steele,
Dylan P. Cliff,
Anthony D. Okely,
Philip J. Morgan,
Rachel A. Jones,
Louise A. Baur
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000403
Subject(s) - forefoot , overweight , medicine , intensity (physics) , plantar pressure , body mass index , physical activity , physical therapy , physics , pressure sensor , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , complication
This study aimed to establish whether the peak plantar pressures generated by overweight and obese school-age children during walking were associated with their objectively measured physical activity.