Effects of tai chi training in dynapenic and nondynapenic postmenopausal women

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 974-979

  Barbat Artigas, Sébastien ^a,b   Filion, Marie Eve ^a,b   Dupontgand, Sophie ^a,c   Karelis, Antony D ^a,b   Aubertin Leheudre, Mylène ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c YMCA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frailty; Functional capacities; General health; Muscle mass; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAI CHI;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TAI JI; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80052414826     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3182127c89     Document Type: Article

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