Physiological and biomechanical responses during treadmill walking with graded loads

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 544-551

  Bhambhani, Y ^a   Buckley, S ^a   Maikala, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac output; Grip strength; Oxygen uptake; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STROKE VOLUME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0030725158     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050288     Document Type: Article

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