Length of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity bouts and cardio-metabolic risk factors in elementary school children.

Background: Accumulating moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in bouts of 10 min is associated with improved cardio-metabolic risk factors (CMRF) in adults.Purpose: To assess the association between the lengths of MVPA bouts and CMRF in elementary school age children.Methods: The sample inc...

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Published in:Preventive Medicine Vol. 73; pp. 76 - 81
Main Authors: Willis, Erik A, Ptomey, Lauren T, Szabo-Reed, Amanda N, Honas, Jeffery J, Lee, Jaehoon, Washburn, Richard A, Donnelly, Joseph E
Format: Journal Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. Apr2015
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