Exercise tolerance, body composition and blood lipids in obese African- American women following short-term training

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Szmedra, L ^a   Lemura, L M ^a   Shearn, W M ^b  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cholesterol, blood; Exercise physiology; Negroid race; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RACE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATES; LIPIDS; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0031811234     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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