Effects of obesity and sex on the energetic cost and preferred speed of walking

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 390-398

  Browning, Raymond C ^a   Baker, Emily A ^a   Herron, Jessica A ^a   Kram, Rodger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass distribution; Cost of transport; Economy; Energy cost per distance; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; THIGH; WALKING;

EID: 33646360633     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00767.2005     Document Type: Article

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