Effects of two modes of exercise on physical fitness and endothelial function in the elderly: Exercise with a flexible stick versus Tai Chi

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Suksom, Daroonwan ^a   Sirsipatt, Apanchanit ^b   Lapo, Pattawan ^c   Patumraj, Suthiluk ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Exercise with a flexible stick; Health related physical fitness; Postocclusive reactive hyperemia; Reactive oxygen species; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FREE RADICAL; MALONALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FLEXIBLE STICK TRAINING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251544551     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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