Effects of brisk walking on static and dynamic balance, locomotion, body composition, and aerobic capacity in ageing healthy active men

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 539-546

  Paillard, Thierry ^a,b   Lafont, C ^b   Costes Salon, M C ^b   Riviere D ^c   Dupui, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c Dept Explor Resp Funct/Sports M ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Ageing; Balance; Body composition; Gait; Walking training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 5644239936     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820948     Document Type: Article

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