Physiological and biomechanical analysis of treadmill walking up various gradients in men and women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 503-508

  Kang, Jie ^a   Chaloupka, Edward C ^b   Mastrangelo, M Alysia ^a   Hoffman, Jay R ^a  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometries; Efficiency; Energy; Kinematics; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 0036548030     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0583-7     Document Type: Article

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