Moderate intensity exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness in women

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-73

  Branch, J David ^a   Pate, Russell R ^b   Bourque, Sharon P ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 0034060531     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900318984     Document Type: Article

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