Energy cost and physiological efficiency in male yoga practitioners

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 38-44

  Prasad, K V V ^a   Venkata Ramana, Y ^b   Raju, P S ^a   Venkata Reddy, M ^a   Murthy, K J R ^a  

^a Govt Vemana Yoga Research Institute   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Field walking; Heart rate; Nadisodhana; Oxygen consumption; Treadmill walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; PULSE PRESSURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; YOGA;

EID: 3042740786     PISSN: 10979751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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