Abstract
These data provide a template on which patterns of activity can be classified into intensity levels using the CSA accelerometer.
Keywords
Energy expenditureAccelerometerTreadmillCalibrationPhysical activityIntensity (physics)StatisticsMathematicsSimulationMedicinePhysical therapyComputer sciencePhysicsInternal medicineOptics
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Patty S. Freedson,
Edward L. Melanson,
John R. Sirard
(1998).
Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
, 30
(5)
, 777-781.
https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199805000-00021
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- 10.1097/00005768-199805000-00021