Walking trials in postmenopausal women: Effect of low doses of exercise and exercise fractionization on coronary risk factors

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 284-292

  Asikainen, T M ^a   Miilunpalo, S ^a   Kukkonen Harjula, K ^a   Nenonen, A ^a,b   Pasanen, M ^a   Rinne, M ^a   Uusi Rasi, K ^a   Oja, P ^a   Vuori, I ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dose response; Exercise; Fractionization; Glucose; Insulin; Lipoproteins; Postmenopause; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0345256401     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2003.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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