Improved Physical Fitness Among Older Female Participants in a Nationally Disseminated, Community-Based Exercise Program

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-190

  Seguin, Rebecca A ^a   Heidkamp Young, Eleanor ^b   Kuder, Julia ^b   Nelson, Miriam E ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging and health; Community health promotion; Community based participatory research; Evaluation; Health promotion; Outcome evaluation; Physical activity exercise; Training health professionals; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84859238558     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111426768     Document Type: Article

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