Intensity of physical activity and the "Talk Test": A brief review and practical application

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 13-17

  Webster, Anthony L ^a   Aznar Laín, Susana ^b  

^a CAMOSUN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise Prescription; Guidelines; Health; Perceived Speech Production Difficulty; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349216846     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e31817047b4     Document Type: Article

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