Benefits of a convenient, self-regulated 6-month walking program in sedentary, middle-aged women

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-324

  Kobayashi, Yoshio ^a   Hosoi, Teruo ^a   Takeuchi, Toshiko ^a   Aoki, Shigeru ^b  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nihon Aerobics Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Bone stiffness; DPBP

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347668509     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm1949.50.313     Document Type: Article

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