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The reality of the calorie / written by the American College of Sports Medicine ; presented by Edward T. Howley ; produced by Healthy Learning.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity.
- Diet.
- Exercise.
- Physical fitness.
- Genre:
- Lectures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (44 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- Monterey, CA : Healthy Learning, 2008.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- The Reality of the Calorie provides an overview of key factors related to the link between caloric expenditure due to exercise and its importance in weight loss and fitness. In this regard, the video reviews several important considerations, including the use of the MET as a measure of exercise intensity, the impact of exercise on the resting metabolic rate, the difference between the energy cost of walking or running a mile, and how moderate exercise may be vigorous.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 24, 2014).
- OCLC:
- 877953339
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