Temporal characteristics of foot movement in Tai Chi exercise

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-11

  Hong, Y ^a   Mao, D ^a,b   Li, J ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Shandong Sport University   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; TAI CHI; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; TAI JI; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 49449102978     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134223     Document Type: Article

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