Adaptations on physical performance characteristics after a 6-month specific training in rhythmic gymnasts

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-17

  Douda, Helen ^a   Avloniti, Alexandra ^a   Kasabalis, Athanasios ^a   Tokmakidis, Savvas P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; JUMPING; LEG MOVEMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

EID: 34047220830     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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