Altitude, heart rate variability and aerobic capacities

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-306

  Schmitt, Laurent ^a   Fouillot, J P ^b   Millet, G P ^c   Robach, P ^d   Nicolet, G ^a   Brugniaux, J ^b   Richalet, J P ^b  

^a Centre National de Ski Nordique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^d Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme   (France)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Neurovegetative activity; Training load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIING; SLEEP; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POSTURE; SKIING;

EID: 42149191984     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965355     Document Type: Article

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