Incidental physical activity is positively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2189-2194

  Ross, Robert ^a   McGuire, K Ashlee ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habitual activity; morbidity; mortality; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ONTARIO; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80054879709     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31821e4ff2     Document Type: Article

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