A Method of Studying Physical Activity in Man

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Abstract
A method for the measurement of physical activity in man is described. Such activity shows great variability as compared with the activity of the lower animals. It also appears to be the result of a wide variety of determinants, ranging from what might be called “biological” to “social” and “emotional” ones. Measurement of the physical activity of obese women reveals that they are far less active than non-obese women. A study of men, on the other hand, demonstrates a significant but far less striking difference in physical activity between obese and non-obese subjects.

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