MAC Study

Outline

The Metabolic Accelerometer Calibration (MAC) Study is a small study being run in conjunction with the Human Metabolic Research Unit (HMRU) at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW). The aims of the MAC study are to develop data analysis routines that can determine calorific energy expenditure (EE) from physical activity (PA). To facilitate this a study was undertaken at the HMRU where participants wore accelerometers over a 24-hour period and had their EE monitored using a whole body calorimeter chamber. Data from this study are being investigated to determine ways to identify the user’s EE from their recorded PA alone.