Two short, daily activity bouts vs. one long bout: Are health and fitness improvements similar over twelve and twenty-four weeks?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Quinn, Timothy J ^a   Klooster, Jenny R ^a   Kenefick, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity accumulation; Cardiovascular health; Lipids

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645454855     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16394.1     Document Type: Article

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