Abstract
Sitting time and breaks in sitting influence cardio-metabolic health. New monitors (e.g. activPAL™) may be more accurate for measurement of sitting time and breaks in sitting although how to optimize measurement accuracy is not yet clear. One important issue is the minimum sitting/upright period (MSUP) to define a new posture. Using the activPAL™, we investigated the effect of variations in MSUP on total sitting time and breaks in sitting, and also determined the criterion validity of different activPAL™ settings for both constructs
Original language | English |
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Article number | e71854 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | PLOS One |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- sitting
- ActivPAL
- cardio-metabolic health
- young people
- sedentary