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ASSESSING AND INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Author(s) -
Van Camp Carole M.,
Hayes Lynda B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2012.45-871
Subject(s) - physical activity , psychology , psychological intervention , component (thermodynamics) , obesity , applied psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physics , thermodynamics
Increasing physical activity is a crucial component of any comprehensive approach to combat the growing obesity epidemic. This review summarizes recent behavioral research on the measurement of physical activity and interventions aimed at increasing physical activity and provides directions for future research.