Physiological and perceptual responses to Nordic walking in obese middle-aged women in comparison with the normal walk

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1141-1151

  Figard Fabre, H ^a   Fabre, N ^a   Leonardi, A ^a   Schena, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy cost; Obesity; Poles; Technique; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WALKING;

EID: 77951093072     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1315-z     Document Type: Article

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