Effects of brief yoga exercises and motivational preparatory interventions in distance runners: Results of a controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-63

  Donohue, B ^a   Miller, A ^a   Beisecker, M ^a   Houser, D ^a   Valdez, R ^a   Tiller, S ^a   Taymar, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RUNNING; SATISFACTION; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RUNNING; YOGA;

EID: 29744445491     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020024     Document Type: Article

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