Higher fat oxidation in running than cycling at the same exercise intensities

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-55

  Capostagno, Benoit ^a   Bosch, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate oxidation; Fuel substrate; RER

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 76249088200     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.20.1.44     Document Type: Article

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