Jog-walk training in cardiorespiratory fitness of adults with Down syndrome

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 96, Issue 3 II, 2003, Pages 1239-1251

  Tsimaras, Vassilis ^a,b   Giagazoglou, Paraskevi ^a   Fotiadou, Eleni ^a   Christoulas, Kosmas ^a   Angelopoulou, Nickoletta ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JOGGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; JOGGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WALKING;

EID: 0642312467     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.96.3c.1239     Document Type: Article

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