Effect of treadmill and overground walking on function and attitudes in older adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1157-1164

  Marsh, Anthony P ^a   Katula, Jeffrey A ^a   Pacchia, Christina F ^a   Johnson, Lara C ^a   Koury, Kenneth L ^a   Rejeski, W Jack ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Mode of training; Physical activity intervention; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33745141546     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000222844.81638.35     Document Type: Article

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