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    • Without an understanding of the definitions and terminology of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, it will become very confusing as you move forward with the course. You are likely to come across slightly different definitions or explanations in the literature or books, or in the media, but please always use the material in these foundation videos, so we are “all speaking the same language” for the next 10 weeks.


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      • definitions of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, exercise and inactivity
      • definition of a MET and what 1 MET means
      • definition of each activity metric type
      • activity intensity categories

      Key terminology 04m 48s



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      Measuring using metrics 06m 09s 


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