KINESIOL 3H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Snowmobile, Heart Rate Monitor, Pedometer
17 Sep 2016
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At the end of this lab, you should be able to: Explain the different types of activity that fall under the rubric of physical activity . Understand what it means to operationalize a construct how and units. Give examples of operational definitions of physical activity . Understand some of the considerations that go into choosing a measure of physical activity. What is physical activity? any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle that results in energy expenditure all bodily movements that cause increases in physical exertion beyond hat which occurs during normal activities of daily living. Subjective measures: log (weight training, recall (godin lteq) Objective: heart rate monitor, pedometer/accelerometer, vo2max, gps. Observation: view a fitness class to measure intensity, take attendance to measure adherence. Operational definition: a clear and concise definition of a construct. We can define exercise in many different ways: # minutes spent walking on treadmill, # strength training sessions per month, # pe classes for school-aged children.
