Exercise intensity of cycle-touring events

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 505-509

  Neumayr, G ^a,d   Pfister, R ^a   Mitterbauer, G ^a   Gaenzer, H ^b   Sturm, W ^b   Eibl, G ^c   Hoertnagl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d General Hospital Innichen   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise intensity; Heart rate; Long term exercise; Recreational cycling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; RECREATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036812608     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35068     Document Type: Article

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