Relationships between TriTrac-R3D vectors, heart rate, and self-report in obese children

Abstract
The TriTrac (Professional Products, Inc., Madison, WI) triaxial accelerometer and diary self report were compared with adjusted heart rates to evaluate 3 d of leisure-time activity in 35 8- to 12-yr-old obese children. Adjusted heart rates were calculated by subtracting preexercise resting heart rates from heart rates measured in the field. TriTrac and self-reported data were converted to multiples of resting metabolic rate (METs). Correlations between accelerometer METs and adjusted heart rates (r = 0.71) were significantly higher (P -1