Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in a sample of Finnish adults: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Pauliina Husu (Author), Jaana Suni (Author), Henri Vähä-Ypyä (Author), Harri Sievänen (Author), Kari Tokola (Author), Heli Valkeinen (Author), Tomi Mäki-Opas (Author), Tommi Vasankari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Regular physical activity (PA) confers many positive effects on health and well-being. Sedentary behavior (SB), in turn, is a risk factor for health, regardless of the level of moderate to vigorous PA. The present study describes the levels of objectively measured SB, breaks in S...