Power output and metabolic cost of synchronous and asynchronous submaximal and peak level hand cycling on a motor driven treadmill in able-bodied male subjects

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 574-580

  van der Woude, Lucas H V ^a,b   Horstman, Astrid ^a   Faas, Paul ^a   Mechielsen, Sander ^a   Bafghi, Hamid Abbasi ^a   de Koning, Jos J ^a  

^a Instituut voor Fundamentele en Klinische Bewegingswetenschappen Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Center Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Sub)maximal exercise; Able bodied; Cardio respiratory strain; Hand bike; Hand cycle; Mechanical efficiency; Power output

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; METABOLISM; POWER CONTROL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ASYNCHRONOUS HAND CYCLING (ASYNC); HAND BIKES; HAND CYCLES; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; POWER OUTPUT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 44349101164     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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