A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of aerobic vs. resistance exercise training on visceral fat

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-91

  Ismail, I ^a   Keating, S E ^a   Baker, M K ^a,b   Johnson, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic training; Obesity; Physical activity; Strength training

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL FAT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 83855164069     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00931.x     Document Type: Review

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