Seasonal variations in physical activity and implications for human health

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-271

  Shephard, Roy J ^a,c   Aoyagi, Yukitoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological rhythms; Cardiac risk factors; Chronobiology; Circa annual rhythms; Coronary disease; Hibernation; Zeitgebers

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN; LIPID; OXYGEN; RAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL HUNTING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HIBERNATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEOLITHIC; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AGE FACTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEASONS;

EID: 70349858140     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1127-1     Document Type: Review

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