Physical fitness profiles in young Finnish men during the years 1795-2004

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1990-1994

  Santtila, Matti ^a   Kyröläinen, Heikki ^b,c   Vasankari, Tommi ^d,e   Tiainen, Seppo ^a   Palvalin, Kauko ^a   Häkkinen, Arja ^f   Häkkinen, Keijo ^b  

^a Training Division of the Defence Staff   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d Sport Institute of Finland   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health; Military; Muscle fitness; Running; Testing

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENDURANCE; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RUNNING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 33750688837     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000232023.28984.78     Document Type: Article

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