Influence of a medium-impact aquaerobic program on health-related quality of life and fitness level in healthy adult females

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 468-474

  Saavedra, J M ^a,c   De La Cruz, E ^a   Escalante, Y ^a   Rodriguez F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise; Exercises; Mental health; Physical; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; SWIMMING;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; SWIMMING;

EID: 38849111268     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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