Metabolic response to the half-mile AAHPERD functional fitness walk test in older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-89

  Evans, Blanche ^a   Hopkins, David ^a   Toney, Tracey ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field tests; Heart rate; Oxygen uptake; RPE

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006264969     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.4.1.80     Document Type: Article

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