Effect of equitation training on health and physical fitness of college females

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-184

  Meyers, Michael C ^a  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Cardiorespiratory; Equestrian; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORSES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33748454044     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0258-x     Document Type: Article

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