A Comparative Study on the Suitability of Smartphones and IMU for Mobile, Unsupervised Energy Expenditure Calculi

A Comparative Study on the Suitability of Smartphones and IMU for Mobile, Unsupervised Energy Expenditure Calculi

The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is currently the most used indicator for measuring the energy expenditure (EE) of a physical activity (PA) and has become an important measure for determining and supervising a person’s state of health. The use of new devices which are capable of measuring iner...

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Main Authors: Angel Ruiz-Zafra, Eva Orantes-González, Manuel Noguera, Kawtar Benghazi, Jose Heredia-Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
energy expenditure
accelerometers
physical activity
metabolic equivalent of task
smartphones
mobile
MET
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/8/18270

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