Changes of aerobic capacity, fat ratio and flexibility in older TCC practitioners: A five-year follow-up

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1041-1050

  Lan, Ching ^a   Chen, Ssu Yuan ^a   Lai, Jin Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerobic Capacity; Aging; Body Composition; Exercise; Flexibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RANGE OF MOTION; SKINFOLD; TAI CHI;

AGED; AGING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TAI JI;

EID: 57349108599     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08006442     Document Type: Article

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