Energy balance of human locomotion in water

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 377-386

  Pendergast, D ^a   Zamparo, P ^b   di Prampero, P E ^b   Capelli, C ^b   Cerretelli, P ^c   Termin, A ^a   Craig Jr , A ^d   Bushnell, D ^a   Paschke, D ^a   Mollendorf, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Efficiency; Kayaking; Rowing; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FRICTION; HUMANS; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHIPS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0345688632     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0919-y     Document Type: Article

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