Do continuous and intermittent exercises sets induce similar cardiovascular responses in the elderly women?

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Veloso, Úrsula ^a   Monteiro, Walace ^b   Farinatti, Paulo ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Lab Atividade Fis e Promocao Saude   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calisthenics; Cardiovascular physiology; Elderly; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VIDEORECORDING; VOLUNTEER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0242300122     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-86922003000200004     Document Type: Article

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