Pound for pound: Working out how obesity influences the energetics of walking

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1755-1756

  Browning, Raymond C ^a   Kram, Rodger ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALORIC INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; WALKING;

EID: 66749174105     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00373.2009     Document Type: Editorial

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