Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness attenuate age-related weight gain in healthy men and women: The aerobics center longitudinal study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-62

  DiPietro, L ^a,d   Kohl III, H W ^b   Barlow, C E ^c   Blair, S N ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Institute for Aerobics Research ^*  (United States)

^d JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031973957     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800543     Document Type: Article

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