Influence of lean body mass on performance differences of male and female distance runners in warm, humid environments

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-291

  Wright, Alison ^a   Marino, Frank E ^a   Kay, Derek ^a   Micalos, Peter ^a   Fanning, Carlie ^a   Cannon, Jack ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body weight; Exercise; Gender; Heat stress; Performance; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0036082807     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10057     Document Type: Article

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