The effect of backward locomotion training on the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of young women

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 214-219

  Terblanche, E ^a   Page, C ^a   Kroff, J ^a   Venter, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Muscle strength; Retro exercise; V O2max

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SKINFOLD; TRAINING; TREADMILL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WALKING;

EID: 16444382841     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820997     Document Type: Article

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