Heart rate variability and performance at two different altitudes in well-trained swimmers

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-231

  Schmitt, L ^a   Hellard, P ^b   Millet, G P ^c   Roels, B ^c   Richalet, J P ^d   Fouillot, J P ^d  

^a Nordic Ski National Centre   (France)

^b French Swimming Federation   (France)

^c Faculty of Sport Sciences   (France)

^d AP HP   (France)

Author keywords

Altitude; Heart rate variability; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALTITUDE; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWIMMING;

EID: 33644907156     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865647     Document Type: Article

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