Recreational sports participation is associated with enhanced physical fitness in children

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-161

  Hoffman, Jay R ^a   Kang, Jie ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^a   Ratamess, Nicholas A ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Physical activity; Power; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; SEASONS; SPORTS;

EID: 21544471217     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620590956179     Document Type: Article

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