The effects of three months of aerobic and strength training on selected performanceand fitness-related parameters in modern dance students

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 808-812

  Koutedakis, Yiannis ^a,b   Hukam, Harmel ^b   Metsios, George ^b   Nevill, Alan ^b   Giakas, Giannis ^a   Jamurtas, Athanasios ^a   Myszkewycz, Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic power; Dance test; Flexibility; Men; Muscular strength; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548610221     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20856.1     Document Type: Article

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