The weighted walking test as an alternative method of assessing aerobic power

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-148

  Klimek, Andrzej T ^a   Klimek, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Exercise tests; Maximal oxygen uptake; Walking

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; PROTON;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYCLING; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; STUDENT; TIDAL VOLUME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WORKLOAD;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RUNNING; SPIROMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 33751400312     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600630704     Document Type: Article

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