Improving aerobic fitness in older adults: Effects of a physician-based exercise counseling and prescription program

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Petrella, Robert J ^a   Lattanzio, Chastity N ^b   Shapiro, Sheree ^b   Overend, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UWO ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 77953010954     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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