Physical activity and health-related fitness in middle-aged men

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 707-712

  Rauramaa, Rainer ^a   Tuomainen, Petri ^a   Väisänen, Sari ^a   Rankinen, Tuomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body fatness; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Chd risk factors; Habitual physical activity; Health status

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FINLAND; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKINFOLD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029075185     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-199505000-00013     Document Type: Article

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