Effect of stride frequency on the energy cost of walking in obese teenagers

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-124

  Delextrat, Anne ^a   Matthew, Dionne ^a   Cohen, Daniel D ^a   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Balance; Excess body fat; External and internal mechanical work; Harmonic oscillator; Preferred frequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OBESITY; OSCILLATOR; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRIDE FREQUENCY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACCELERATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79851507641     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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