The effects of intermittent exercise on physiological outcomes in an obese population: Continuous versus interval walking

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-30

  Campbell, Leanne ^a   Wallman, Karen ^a   Green, Danny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body fat; Fitness; Interval training; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749262185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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