Physiological cost of running while wearing spring-boots

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 314-318

  Mercer, John A ^a   Branks, Dale A ^a   Wasserman, Sarah K ^a   Ross, Chris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross training; Heart rate; Oxygen consumption; Running economy

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOES;

EID: 0037527898     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0314:PCORWW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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