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International Physical Activity Questionnaire

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2006 · Vol. 38(4) · pp. 753–760

Mikael Fogelholm✉(Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute)Jarmo J. Malmberg(Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute)Jaana Suni(Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute)Matti Santtila(Finnish Defence Forces)Heikki Kyröläinen(University of Jyväskylä)Matti Mäntysaari(Central Military Hospital)Pekka Oja(Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute)

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Abstract

Almost 10% of young men had poor fitness and apparently low physical activity, but they reported very high physical activity by IPAQ. An evident need therefore exists to develop IPAQ further to solve the apparent overreporting by a considerable proportion of sedentary individuals.

Physical Activity and Health Children's Physical and Motor Development Obesity, Physical Activity, DietCardiorespiratory fitnessPhysical activityMedicinePhysical fitnessWaistPhysical therapyMetabolic equivalentDemographyObesityInternal medicine

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AdultCardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaEnergy MetabolismFinlandHumansInternational CooperationMaleMotor ActivityOxygen ConsumptionSurveys and QuestionnairesTime Factors

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