The effects of 12 weeks of step aerobics training on functional fitness of elderly women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2261-2266

  Hallage, Tatiane ^a   Krause, Maressa P ^b   Haile, Luke ^b   Miculis, Cristiane P ^a   Nagle, Elizabeth F ^b   Reis, Rodrigo S ^a   Da Silva, Sergio G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77956923214     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181ddacc6     Document Type: Article

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