Effectiveness of a community basedlow intensity exercise program for older adults

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Kolbe Alexander, T L ^a   Charlton, K E ^b   Lambert, Estelle V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Low intensity exercise; Older South Africans; Physical functioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WALKING; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; HAND GRIP; HEALTH CENTER; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 31344457230     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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