Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the relationship between subjective assessments and objective measurements of sedentary behavior and physical activity of full-time housewives. [Subjects] The subjects were 17 full-time housewives aged between 24 and 44. [Methods] The physical activity amounts obtained using the Japanese version of the IPAQ questionnaire and an activity meter were divided into high intensity activity, moderate intensity activity, and sedentary behavior, and were investigated and compared together with the total physical activity amount. [Results] In the comparison of the subjective assessments and the actual measures, the actual measures of total physical activity and sedentary behavior were significantly higher, but there was very little correlation among the four outcome measures. Even when high intensity activity was actually measured, it was perceived as not having taken place by 82% of the subjects. [Conclusion] Actual measures of the physical activity of full-time housewives were higher than their subjective assessments.
