Comparative analysis of the energy cost during front crawl swimming in children and adults

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Ratel, Sébastien ^a   Poujade, Bastien ^b  

^a CLERMONT AUVERGNE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Stade Clermontois Natation   (France)

Author keywords

Body dimensions; Children; Energy cost; Gender; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 59449097945     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0933-1     Document Type: Article

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