The effects of hiking poles on performance and physiological variables during mountain climbing

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Duckham, Rachel ^a   Bassett, David ^a   Fitzhugh, Eugene ^a   Swibas, Tracy ^a   Mcmahan, Amber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Energy expenditure; Heart rate; RPE

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350708024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10979751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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