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== Objective ==
== Objective ==
<br>For clinical and research purposes, measuring physical activity is vital for studying and evaluating its health benefits.  
For clinical and research purposes, measuring physical activity is vital for studying and evaluating its health benefits.


Being a variable with many dimensions (frequency, intensity, mode, duration, volume, context), there is no standardized outcome measure for physical activity, hence, the choice of assessment/proxy measure of physical activity is dependent on which dimension is being studied.
Being a variable with many dimensions (frequency, intensity, mode, duration, volume, context), there is no standardized outcome measure for physical activity, hence, the choice of assessment/proxy measure of physical activity is dependent on which dimension is being studied.

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For clinical and research purposes, measuring physical activity is vital for studying and evaluating its health benefits.

Being a variable with many dimensions (frequency, intensity, mode, duration, volume, context), there is no standardized outcome measure for physical activity, hence, the choice of assessment/proxy measure of physical activity is dependent on which dimension is being studied.

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