Technology and health: Physical activity monitoring in the free living environment
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Thiel, David E
Allen, Keri J
Abell, Bridgit
Kilbreath, Sharon
Davis, Glen M
Rowlands, David
Thiel, David V
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Drane, P
Sherwood, J
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The use of remote sensing technologies and software is well established in the sports domain. These technologies may include inertial sensors, magnetometers, GPS and wireless technologies, or a combination of such devices. Detailed activity information, sports biomechanics and performance measures can be extracted as a tool for athletic coaching and technique assessment. In the domain of health, there is growing interest in leisure time physical activity as a preventative measure to combat inactivity, obesity and onset of...
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Procedia Engineering
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© 2012 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified