Energy expenditure and muscular activation patterns through active sitting on compliant surfaces
Purpose: To test the effectiveness of sitting surfaces with varied amounts of stability on muscle activity and energy expenditure. Methods: Using a within-participants repeated measures design, 11 healthy young-adult females (age = 20.0 ± 1.8 years) were measured using indirect calorimetry to assess...
Main Authors: | D. Clark Dickin, Rachel K. Surowiec, Henry Wang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Sport and Health Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254615001015 |
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