Publications by authors named "Andrew Rioveros"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the accuracy of a fitness smartwatch in measuring caloric expenditure for wheelchair users compared to a portable metabolic system.
- Fifteen wheelchair users and fifteen able-bodied individuals performed various physical tasks, with results indicating no significant differences between the two groups.
- The smartwatch showed poor to moderate accuracy, underestimating caloric expenditure during treadmill tasks for wheelchair users and overestimating during arm cycling, suggesting it is not reliable for those specific exercises.
Background: Participation in regular physical activity (PA) has many health benefits for school-aged children. However, only about 20% of children worldwide meet recommendations for being sufficiently active. Children spend many hours per day at school and schools have a mandate for promoting PA.
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