Mechanical and physiological effects of varying pole weights during Nordic walking compared to walking

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1121-1126

  Schiffer, Thorsten ^a   Knicker, Axel ^a   Montanarella, Melissa ^a   Strüder, Heiko K ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary blood lactate; EMG; Endurance; Oxygen uptake; Pole reaction forces

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING; WALKING AID; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CANES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WALKING; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958153338     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1739-5     Document Type: Article

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