Is walking for exercise too exhausting for obese women?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 380-386

  Mattsson, E ^a   Evers Larsson, U ^a   Rossner S ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exertion; Level walking; Obese women; Oxygen cost; Training advice; Training intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0030887838     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800417     Document Type: Article

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