Physical fitness and elderly health effects of hydrogymnastics

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-43

  Alves, Roseane Victor ^a   Mota, Jorge ^b   Da Cunha Costa, Manoel ^a   Bezerra Alves, João Guilherme ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Inst Materno Infant Pernambuco ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hydrogymnastics; Idleness; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELBOW FLEXION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; JOINT MOBILITY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 2442463490     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-86922004000100003     Document Type: Article

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