Functional and neuromotor performance in older adults: Effect of 12 wks of aerobic exercise

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-67

  Kalapotharakos, Vasilios I ^a   Michalopoulos, Maria ^a   Strimpakos, Nikolaos ^c   Diamantopoulos, Kostas ^b   Tokmakidis, Savvas P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Physiopraxis Physiotherapy Clinic   (Greece)

^c Department of Physical Education and Sport Science ^*

Author keywords

6 Min Walk; Aerobic Exercise; Aging; Reaction Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WALKING;

EID: 29344471057     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000179479.30543.1c     Document Type: Article

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