Variability of cardio-respiratory, electromyographic, and perceived exertion responses at the walk-run transition in a sample of young men controlled for anthropometric and fitness characteristics

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1017-1026

  Monteiro, Walace D ^a,b   Farinatti, Paulo T V ^a,b   De Oliveira, Carlos G ^b,c   Araújo, Claudio Gil S ^d,e  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e Clinica de Medicina do Exercicio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gait changes; Gait transition; Human locomotion; Running; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEART; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATION; RUNNING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958087830     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1720-3     Document Type: Article

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