Measuring aerobic cycling power as an assessment of childhood fitness

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 685-688

  Carrel, Aaron L ^a   Sledge, Jeffrey S ^b   Ventura, Steve J ^b   Clark, R Randall ^c   Peterson, Susan E ^b   Eickhoff, Jens ^a   Allen, David B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Land Info and Comp Graphics Facil   (United States)

^c UW Health Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Obesity; Vo2max

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

BICYCLING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34548643189     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-22606.1     Document Type: Article

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