Pediatrics

Measure of Girls' Physical Activity Levels May Not be Accurate

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 7th, 2000

Young girls may not be getting the exercise they need to remain healthy because a time-honored standard for measuring their physical activity levels may not be as accurate as originally thought, research at Michigan State University has shown.

Until now, exercise that raises a girl's heart rate from between 140 to 160 beats a minute was considered sufficient. However, research by James Pivarnik, professor of kinesiology and osteopathic surgical specialties, and Karin Allor, a graduate student in kinesiology, found that even at 160, most girls were not using as much energy as previously thought.

The research is published in the August 2000 issue of...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-09-07)

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