Flexibility and running economy in female collegiate track athletes

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-300

  Beaudoin, C M ^a   Blum, J Whatley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Economy; Female; Flexibility; Running; Submaximal aerobic demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SPORTS MEDICINE; TREADMILL;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLIABILITY; RUNNING; SPORTS; STATISTICS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 28544448092     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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