Pilot study of a 10-week multidisciplinary tai chi intervention in sedentary obese women

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-53

  Dechamps, Arnaud ^a,b,c   Gatta, Blandine ^b   Bourdel Marchasson, Isabelle ^b   Tabarin, Antoine ^b   Roger, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Ctr Geriatrie Ctr Hosp Univ B   (France)

Author keywords

Fat mass; General self efficacy; Mobility scores; Mood; Obese women; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TAI CHI; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY MASS INDEX; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAI JI; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 66649135650     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318193428f     Document Type: Article

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