Randomised, controlled walking trials in postmenopausal women: The minimum dose to improve aerobic fitness?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-194

  Asikainen, T M ^a   Miilunpalo, S ^a   Oja, P ^a   Rinne, M ^a   Pasanen, M ^a   Uusi Rasi, K ^a   Vuori, I ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SKINFOLD; TREADMILL; WALKING; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0036086604     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.36.3.189     Document Type: Article

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