The effect of a health-related aerobic dance program on elementary school children

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-349

  Mavridis, G ^a   Filippou, F ^a   Rokka, St ^a   Bousiou, St ^a   Mavridis, K ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Cardiorespiratory fitness; First grade children; Fitnessgram; Flexibility; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 10344240391     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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