Walking velocity measured over 5 m as a basis of exercise prescription for the elderly: Preliminary data from the Nakanojo Study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Aoyagi, Yukitoshi ^a   Togo, Fumiharu ^a   Matsuki, Shigemura ^b   Kumazaki, Yasuhito ^b   Inoue, Shigeru ^b   Takamiya, Tomoko ^b   Naka, Mamiko ^b   Shephard, Roy J ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Metropol Hlth Promot Center   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart rate reserve; Maximal oxygen intake; Maximal walking velocity; Oxygen intake reserve; Peak knee extension strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TIME; VOLUNTEER; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 8444248616     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1202-6     Document Type: Article

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