Reliability and validity of measures taken during the Chester step test to predict aerobic power and to prescribe aerobic exercise

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-205

  Buckley, J P ^a   Sim, J ^a   Eston, R G ^b   Hession, R ^a   Fox, R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHESTER STEP TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1842611665     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.005389     Document Type: Article

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