Training and trainability of the aerobic capacity in the elderly;Training und Trainierbarkeit der aeroben Kapazitat im Alter

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Ehrsam, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adaptation; aerobic capacity; ageing; endurance performance; exercise testing; maximum oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGED; AGING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0030748181     PISSN: 14220644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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