The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in
health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the search for …

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimations, one out of five adults worldwide
will be obese by 2025. Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980. In fact, more than 1.9 …

Background: Wearable devices have attracted much attention from the market in recent
years for their fitness monitoring and other health-related metrics; however, the accuracy of …

Research has demonstrated the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the negative
consequences of sedentary behavior for physical and mental wellbeing [1–5]. Thus, PA has …

Introduction Human body acceleration is often used as an indicator of daily physical activity
in epidemiological research. Raw acceleration signals contain three basic components …

Aim Although cardiac rehabilitation improves physical fitness after a cardiac event, many
eligible patients do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation and the beneficial effects of …

The field of application of accelerometry is diverse and ever expanding. Because by
definition all physical activities lead to energy expenditure, the doubly labelled water (DLW) …

Symptoms during physical activity and physical inactivity are hallmarks of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the validity and usability of six activity …

The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic
diseases is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available …

Background Few studies have compared the validity of objective measures of physical
activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in pregnant and non-pregnant women. PAEE is …