Accumulated versus continuous exercise for health benefit: A review of empirical studies

Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-43

  Murphy, Marie H ^a   Blair, Steven N ^b   Murtagh, Elaine M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCUMULATED EXERCISE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTINUOUS EXERCISE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WELLBEING;

ADIPOSITY; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPIDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57749181993     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200939010-00003     Document Type: Review

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