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Health, quality of life and health psychology

Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire.

GLTEQ

What it measures
Leisure-time physical activity frequency at three intensities (strenuous, moderate, mild) in a typical week; Leisure Score Index (MET-weighted) and active/insufficiently-active classification
Length and format
3 (core intensities) + 1 sweat/frequency item. open weekly frequency counts; LSI = 9 x strenuous + 5 x moderate + 3 x mild (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Multiple languages (e.g. Persian, French, others)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Godin, G., & Shephard, R. J. (1985). A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community. Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences, 10(3), 141-146.

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