Increasing the number of steps walked each day improves physical fitness in japanese community-dwelling adults

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Okamoto, N ^a   Nakatani, T ^b   Okamoto, Y ^c   Iwamoto, J ^a   Saeki, K ^a   Kurumatani, N ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TENRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACE gene polymorphism; Community residents; Step counter; Walking

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 77951594283     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1234057     Document Type: Article

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