Increased strength and decreased flexibility are related to reduced oxygen cost of walking

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 895-901

  Hunter, Gary R ^a   McCarthy, John P ^a   Bryan, David R ^a   Zuckerman, Paul A ^a   Bamman, Marcas M ^b   Byrne, Nuala M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oxygen uptake; Resistance training; Weight loss walking economy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREMENOPAUSE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 54049143784     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0846-z     Document Type: Article

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