Increasing daily walking lowers blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1825-1831

  Moreau, K L ^a   Degarmo, R ^a   Langley, J ^a   McMahon, C ^a   Howley, E T ^a   Bassett D R , Jr ^a   Thompson, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential hypertension; Exercise; Glucose; Insulin; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 0034759923     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200111000-00005     Document Type: Article

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