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Johan Lefevre
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 203
Citations - 9101
Johan Lefevre is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical fitness & Population. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 203 publications receiving 8463 citations. Previous affiliations of Johan Lefevre include The Catholic University of America & Ghent University.
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How to assess physical activity? How to assess physical fitness?
Luc Vanhees,Johan Lefevre,Renaat Philippaerts,Martine Martens,Wim Huygens,Thierry Troosters,Gaston Beunen +6 more
TL;DR: A review regarding the assessment of physical activity and fitness andCardio-pulmonary exercise testing is a well-established procedure that provides a wealth of clinically diagnostic and prognostic information.
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Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity Among Adults in 11 Countries
James F. Sallis,Heather R. Bowles,Adrian Bauman,Barbara E. Ainsworth,Fiona Bull,Cora L. Craig,Michael Sjöström,Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij,Johan Lefevre,Victor Matsudo,Sandra Matsudo,Duncan J. Macfarlane,Luis Fernando Gómez,Shigeru Inoue,Norio Murase,Vida Volbekiene,Grant McLean,Harriette Carr,Lena Klasson Heggebo,Heidi Tomten,Patrick Bergman +20 more
TL;DR: Neighborhoods built to support physical activity have a strong potential to contribute to increased physical activity, and can now be defined as an international public health issue.
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Physical Fitness and Physical Activity in Obese and Nonobese Flemish Youth
Benedicte Deforche,Johan Lefevre,Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij,Andrew P. Hills,William Duquet,Jacques Bouckaert +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a random sample of 3214 Flemish schoolchildren was selected and divided into an obese and nonobese group based on body mass index and sum of skinfolds.
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Doubly labelled water validation of three physical activity questionnaires
TL;DR: In conclusion, the questionnaires, and certainly the Baecke Questionnaire, can provide valid data about physical activity, and therefore they are useful in epidemiological studies.
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Anthropometric and performance measures for the development of a talent detection and identification model in youth handball
Hasan Saad Mohamed,Roel Vaeyens,Stijn Matthys,Marc Multael,Johan Lefevre,Matthieu Lenoir,Renaat Philippaerts +6 more
TL;DR: Discriminant analysis between elite and non-elite players revealed that height, running speed, and agility are important parameters for talent identification in youth handball.