Mechanical external work and recovery at preferred walking speed in obese subjects

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 426-434

  Malatesta, Davide ^a   Vismara, Luca ^b   Menegoni, Francesco ^b,c   Galli, Manuela ^c   Romei, Marianna ^b,c   Capodaglio, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Human locomotion; Inverted pendulum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXERCISE RECOVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; OBESITY; WALKING SPEED; WORK CAPACITY; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; GAIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449160477     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818606e7     Document Type: Article

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