Accelerometer-based physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment in Brazilian military firefighters: the Brasilia Firefighters Study – BFS
- Presented on Oct. 2017
Introduction: Firefighting is known to be a high cardiovascular risky activity, involving elevated physical and psychological demands. We hypothesized that during a routine 24-hour on-duty period firefighters combine physical activities of different intensities/durations with long periods of sedentary behavior. Purpose: To evaluate the physical activity level (PAL) and sedentary ...