Aerobic resistance, functional autonomy and quality of life (QoL) of elderly women impacted by a recreation and walking program

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Fraga, Maria José ^a   Cader, Samária Ali ^a   Ferreira, Márcia A ^b   Giani, Tania S ^a   Dantas, Estélio H M ^a  

^a Universidade Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

6 Min walking test; Elderly women; Physical activity; Quality of life; Recreation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; WALKING;

EID: 78649711778     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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