Prediction of acceptable physical work loads based on responses to prolonged arm and leg exercise

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-120

  Aminoff, T ^a   Smolander, J ^a   Korhonen, O ^a   Louhevaara, V ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acceptable physical work load; Arm exercise; Fatigue; Leg exercise; Physiological strain

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BLOOD; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARM CRANKING EXERCISES; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; LACTATE; LEG CYCLING EXERCISES; RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION (RPE);

ERGONOMICS;

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0031984576     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398187350     Document Type: Article

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