Influence of group training frequency on arterial stiffness in elderly women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1039-1044

  Miura, Hajime ^a   Nakagawa, Emi ^a   Takahashi, Yoshinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial function; Elderly men; Group training; Pulse wave velocity; Training frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RECREATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 56049113477     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0860-1     Document Type: Article

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