TY - JOUR T1 - Profiling movement and gait quality using accelerometry in children’s physical activity: consider quality, not just quantity JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 493 LP - 494 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098204 VL - 53 IS - 8 AU - Cain Craig Truman Clark Y1 - 2019/04/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/8/493.abstract N2 - The overarching aim of this PhD was to characterise and profile children’s physical activity movement quality. Further, chapter specific aims were, (1) to verify the validity and reliability of accelerometry in a mechanical and laboratory setting, (2) to characterise and profile movement quality according to body mass index (BMI) and (3) to characterise and profile movement quality during recess and free play.Regular physical activity during childhood is positively associated with a variety of physical, social and psychological factors.1–3 While there are a plethora of methods and techniques to quantify overall activity or energy expenditure, there is a paucity of research demonstrating objective methods to empirically derive quality of movement and its relationship with health, performance and risk factors.4 Reliability and validity … ER -