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Overview

Catrine Tudor-Locke is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of physical activity and health, with extensive contributions within medicine and several related subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, Tudor-Locke's prominent subfields of research cover:

  • Physiology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

The core research topics frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Tudor-Locke has contributed to multiple publication venues, with repeat appearances in the following journals:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Sports Medicine

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Tudor-Locke include:

  • "2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities," 2024, Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Outdoor Walking Speeds of Apparently Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," 2020, Sports Medicine
  • "Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 41 to 60-year-old adults: the CADENCE-adults study," 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country study," 2020, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • "Untapping the Health Enhancing Potential of Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA): Rationale, Scoping Review, and a 4-Pillar Research Framework," 2020, Sports Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Tudor-Locke's research include:

  • Elroy J. Aguiar
  • Christopher C. Moore
  • Scott W. Ducharme
  • John M. Schuna
  • Tiago V. Barreira

Best Publications

  • 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values.

    Barbara E. Ainsworth;William L. Haskell;Stephen D. Herrmann;Nathanael Meckes

  • How many steps/day are enough? Preliminary pedometer indices for public health.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;David R. Bassett

  • Trends over 5 decades in U.S. occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity.

    Timothy S. Church;Diana M. Thomas;Catrine Tudor-Locke;Peter T. Katzmarzyk

  • How many steps/day are enough? for adults

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;Wendy J Brown;Stacy A Clemes

  • How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;Yukitoshi Aoyagi;Rhonda C Bell

  • Utility of pedometers for assessing physical activity: convergent validity.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Joel E. Williams;Jared P. Reis;Delores Pluto

  • Methodological Considerations for Researchers and Practitioners Using Pedometers to Measure Physical (Ambulatory) Activity

    Catrine E. Tudor-Locke;Anita M. Myers

  • Revisiting "how many steps are enough?".

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Yoshiro Hatano;Robert P. Pangrazi;Minsoo Kang

  • How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescents

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;Michael W Beets;Sarahjane Belton

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Measuring Physical Activity in Sedentary Adults

    Catrine E. Tudor-Locke;Catrine E. Tudor-Locke;Anita M. Myers;Anita M. Myers

  • How many days of pedometer monitoring predict weekly physical activity in adults

    C. Tudor-Locke;L. Burkett;J.P. Reis;B.E. Ainsworth

  • BMI-referenced standards for recommended pedometer-determined steps/day in children.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Robert P Pangrazi;Charles B Corbin;William J Rutherford

  • Translating physical activity recommendations into a pedometer-based step goal: 3000 steps in 30 minutes.

    Simon J. Marshall;Susan S. Levy;Catrine E. Tudor-Locke;Fred W. Kolkhorst

  • Comparison of pedometer and accelerometer measures of free-living physical activity.

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Barbara E Ainsworth;Raymond W Thompson;Raymond W Thompson;Charles E Matthews;Charles E Matthews

  • Health benefits of a pedometer-based physical activity intervention in sedentary workers.

    Catherine B. Chan;Daniel A.J. Ryan;Catrine Tudor-Locke;Catrine Tudor-Locke

  • Comparison of pedometer and accelerometer accuracy under controlled conditions.

    Guy C. Le Masurier;Catrine Tudor-Locke

  • Active commuting to school: an overlooked source of childrens' physical activity?

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Barry M. Popkin

  • A step-defined sedentary lifestyle index: <5000 steps/day

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Cora L Craig;John P Thyfault;John C Spence

  • Accelerometer profiles of physical activity and inactivity in normal weight, overweight, and obese U.S. men and women

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Meghan M Brashear;William D Johnson;Peter T Katzmarzyk

  • Controlled outcome evaluation of the First Step Program: a daily physical activity intervention for individuals with type II diabetes

    C Tudor-Locke;R C Bell;A M Myers;A M Myers;S B Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Mark S. Tremblay
Mark S. Tremblay Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Gang Hu
Gang Hu Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Timothy S. Church
Timothy S. Church Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Estelle V. Lambert
Estelle V. Lambert University of Cape Town

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