Is generic physical activity or specific exercise associated with motor abilities?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1760-1768

  Rinne, Marjo ^a   Pasanen, Matti ^a   Miilunpalo, Seppo ^b   Mälkiä, Esko ^c  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Kiipula Centre of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

AGILITY; BALANCE; COORDINATION; HEALTH RELATED FITNESS; TEST

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 77956035583     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d83086     Document Type: Article

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