Hiking physiology and the "quasi-isometric" concept

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1081-1093

  Spurway, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hiking; Hyperaemia (post exercise); Isometric contraction; Muscle blood flow; Oxygen uptake; Sailing

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDURANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE; FEMORAL VEIN; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SAILOR; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRESS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SHIPS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 34447289437     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410601165270     Document Type: Article

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